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John 11:35

John 11:35
Jesus wept.

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Jesus wept - It has been remarked that this is the shortest verse in the Bible; but it is exceedingly important and tender. It shows the Lord Jesus as a friend, a tender friend, and evinces his…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Jesus wept - The least verse in the Bible, yet inferior to none. Some of the ruthless ancients, improperly styled fathers of the Church, thought that weeping was a degradation of the character of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

John 11:33-44

Here we have, I. Christ's tender sympathy with his afflicted friends, and the share he took to himself in their sorrows, which appeared three ways: -

1. By the inward groans and troubles of his…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Jesus wept Or, shed tears. The word occurs nowhere else in N.T.; it expresses less loud lamentation than the word used in Joh 11:11; Joh 11:11. He sheds tears on His way to their brother's grave, not…