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"Jesus Wept" in the Bible: John:11.35
The shortest verse in the Bible, these two words speak eloquently about the humanity of Jesus Christ.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John.11.35&version=NIV
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Would you PLEASE tell me the difference between “WEPT” and “WEEPING”???
Jesus wept?
In most civilized cultures, especially in the Middle East, it is expected that family and friends console, usually for one week, those who have had a loss, especially a great one like the loss of a close family member.
• Weeping/troubled. Jesus, being also fully human, was deeply moved; He cared and showed His sympathy and concern. He is the God who is there and cares (John 12:27; 13:21)! Jesus personally demonstrated the proper mode of relationship, that of love (1 Cor. 13).
• Jesus wept. This Greek rendering indicates a quiet weeping rather than wailing. Jesus was justly emotional and displayed sorrow while also honoring the Jewish custom by the display of grief. Greek philosophers preferred to remain somber and calm and to show they were above such things by being composed and serene. This phrase is famous for the shortest verse in the Bible, so it should be no trouble to memorize it; my two-year-old did (John 1:18; 2 John 7).
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