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NASB | John 11:35 Jesus wept. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 11:35 Jesus wept. |
Bible Question: could you tell me why jesus was weeping, was it for lazarus? or was it for the people? |
Bible Answer: Dear dbaggett49, Please always check to see if this question has been asked before. Over the years we get lots of questions, and it is amazing how often the same question gets repeated! :-) Jesus weeping was different than the weeping we see in verse 33. In verse 33 it speaks of a kind of ritualized wailing that was used in the Jewish culture in lamenting a person's death. The word in verse 35 uses a different Greek word meaning to shed tears. Jesus could well be identifying with human suffering, both in the sorrow of death of His friend, the grief of his sisters, and a sorrow for the hardness of the hearts of the Jews. In Him, Doc |