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	==Interpretation==		==Interpretation==
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	Significance has been attributed to this phrase for a number of reasons, including the following:		Significance has been attributed to this phrase for a number of reasons, including the following:

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	'''Jesus wept''' (ἐδάκρυσεν ὁ ἰησοῦς) is a phrase famous for being the [[chapters and verses of the Bible#Statistics\|shortest verse]] in the [[King James Version]] of the Bible, as well as many other popular versions (though not the shortest in the original languages).<sup>[]</sup> It is found in the [[Gospel of John]], chapter 11, verse 35.		'''Jesus wept''' (ἐδάκρυσεν ὁ ἰησοῦς) is a phrase famous for being the [[chapters and verses of the Bible#Statistics\|shortest verse]] in the [[King James Version]] of the Bible, as well as many other popular versions (though not the shortest in the original languages).<sup>[]</sup> It is found in the [[Gospel of John]], [[John 11:35\|chapter 11, verse 35]].

	==Context==		==Context==

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	'''Jesus wept''' (ἐδάκρυσεν ὁ ἰησοῦς) is a phrase famous for being the [[chapters and verses of the Bible#Statistics\|shortest verse]] in the [[King James Version]] of the Bible, as well as many other popular versions (though not the shortest in the original languages).<~~ref~~>~~In the~~ [~~[NIV]], Job 3:2 is the shortest biblical verse. Whereas the [[KJV]~~] ~~reads "And Job spake, and said," the NIV simply has "He said".~~</~~ref~~> It is found in the [[Gospel of John]], chapter 11, verse 35.		'''Jesus wept''' (ἐδάκρυσεν ὁ ἰησοῦς) is a phrase famous for being the [[chapters and verses of the Bible#Statistics\|shortest verse]] in the [[King James Version]] of the Bible, as well as many other popular versions (though not the shortest in the original languages).<sup>[]</sup> It is found in the [[Gospel of John]], chapter 11, verse 35.

	==Context==		==Context==
	This verse occurs in John's narrative of the death of [[Lazarus of Bethany\|Lazarus]], a friend of [[Jesus]]. Lazarus' sisters [[Mary of Bethany\|Mary]] and [[Martha]] sent word to Jesus of their brother's illness. Jesus arrived four days after Lazarus' death. Jesus, after talking to the grieving sisters and seeing Lazarus' friends weeping, was deeply troubled. After being shown where Lazarus was laid, '''Jesus wept''' in front of Lazarus' tomb. He then ordered the people to remove the stone covering the tomb, [[prayer\|prayed]] aloud to his [[God the Father#Christianity\|Father]], and ordered Lazarus to come out.<~~ref~~>~~{{bibleref\|John\|11:1-45\|NIV}}~~</~~ref~~>		This verse occurs in John's narrative of the death of [[Lazarus of Bethany\|Lazarus]], a friend of [[Jesus]]. Lazarus' sisters [[Mary of Bethany\|Mary]] and [[Martha]] sent word to Jesus of their brother's illness. Jesus arrived four days after Lazarus' death. Jesus, after talking to the grieving sisters and seeing Lazarus' friends weeping, was deeply troubled. After being shown where Lazarus was laid, '''Jesus wept''' in front of Lazarus' tomb. He then ordered the people to remove the stone covering the tomb, [[prayer\|prayed]] aloud to his [[God the Father#Christianity\|Father]], and ordered Lazarus to come out.<sup>[]</sup>

	Jesus wept because of mary's lack of faith		Jesus wept because of mary's lack of faith
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	*Weeping demonstrates that Christ was indeed true man, with real bodily functions (such as tears, sweat, blood, eating and drinking—note, for comparison, the emphasis laid on Jesus' eating during the post-resurrection appearances). His emotions and reactions were real; Christ was not an illusion or spirit (see [[Docetism]]). [[Pope Leo I]] referred to this passage when he discussed the two natures of Jesus: "In his humanity Jesus wept for Lazarus; in his divinity he raised him from the dead."		*Weeping demonstrates that Christ was indeed true man, with real bodily functions (such as tears, sweat, blood, eating and drinking—note, for comparison, the emphasis laid on Jesus' eating during the post-resurrection appearances). His emotions and reactions were real; Christ was not an illusion or spirit (see [[Docetism]]). [[Pope Leo I]] referred to this passage when he discussed the two natures of Jesus: "In his humanity Jesus wept for Lazarus; in his divinity he raised him from the dead."

	*The sorrow felt by Jesus presages the suffering of his own [[crucifixion]].~~{{Fact\|date=March 2008}}~~		*The sorrow felt by Jesus presages the suffering of his own [[crucifixion]].

	*The sorrow, sympathy, and [[compassion]] Jesus felt for all mankind.		*The sorrow, sympathy, and [[compassion]] Jesus felt for all mankind.

	*The rage he felt against the tyranny of death over mankind.<~~ref~~>[~~http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/onsite/emotionallife.html The emotional life of Jesus], [[B. B. Warfield]~~]</~~ref~~>		*The rage he felt against the tyranny of death over mankind.<sup>[]</sup>

	*Jesus's weeping demonstrates that Lazarus had genuinely died. The raising of Lazarus was therefore not a fraud or a case of misdiagnosis.		*Jesus's weeping demonstrates that Lazarus had genuinely died. The raising of Lazarus was therefore not a fraud or a case of misdiagnosis.
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	== In history ==		== In history ==

	Jesus's tears have figured among the [[relics attributed to Jesus]].<~~ref~~>[~~http://www.scifidimensions.com/Aug00/jnf_shroud.htm The Joe Nickell Files: The Shroud of Turin], interview with [[Joe Nickell]~~]~~, August 2000~~</~~ref~~>		Jesus's tears have figured among the [[relics attributed to Jesus]].<sup>[]</sup>

	==Use as an expletive==		==Use as an expletive==

	In some places in the western English-speaking world, including the [[UK]], [[Ireland]] (particularly [[Dublin]]) and [[Australia]], the phrase "Jesus wept" is a common expletive, curse or [[minced oath]] spoken when something goes wrong or to express mild incredulity. <~~ref~~>~~E.g.~~ [~~http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/j.htm Peevish.co.uk] dictionary of slang, [http://www.dagree.net/aussieslang/slang_j.html Dagree.net~~] ~~Aussie slang~~</~~ref~~>		In some places in the western English-speaking world, including the [[UK]], [[Ireland]] (particularly [[Dublin]]) and [[Australia]], the phrase "Jesus wept" is a common expletive, curse or [[minced oath]] spoken when something goes wrong or to express mild incredulity. <sup>[]</sup>

	It is commonly used as an expletive in novels by author [[Stephen King]]. In his book ''[[On Writing]]'', he explained that in [[grade school]] he was forced to memorize a verse from the Bible, so he picked "Jesus wept" due to its short length. Other authors using it as an expletive include [[Neil Gaiman]] in [[The Sandman (Vertigo)\|the ''Sandman'' series]], [[Mike Carey]] in [[Hellblazer\|the ''Hellblazer'' series]], [[Peter F. Hamilton]] in ''[[The Night's Dawn Trilogy]]'', [[Mike Carey]] in ''[[The Devil You Know (book)\|The Devil You Know]]'' and [[Dan Simmons]] in ''[[Hyperion Cantos]]''.		It is commonly used as an expletive in novels by author [[Stephen King]]. In his book ''[[On Writing]]'', he explained that in [[grade school]] he was forced to memorize a verse from the Bible, so he picked "Jesus wept" due to its short length. Other authors using it as an expletive include [[Neil Gaiman]] in [[The Sandman (Vertigo)\|the ''Sandman'' series]], [[Mike Carey]] in [[Hellblazer\|the ''Hellblazer'' series]], [[Peter F. Hamilton]] in ''[[The Night's Dawn Trilogy]]'', [[Mike Carey]] in ''[[The Devil You Know (book)\|The Devil You Know]]'' and [[Dan Simmons]] in ''[[Hyperion Cantos]]''.
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	==Other usage in media==		==Other usage in media==
	*In ''[[Barbershop 2: Back in Business]]'', the main character Calvin (played by [[Ice Cube]]) quotes the verse as a joke, but is challenged to find out ''why'' Jesus wept. He later uses the story of Jesus weeping to make a point about feeling others' pain, when trying to convince the municipal assembly not to gentrify the neighborhood of South Chicago.<~~ref~~> [~~http://www.pluggedinonline.com/movies/movies/a0001647.cfm Barbershop 2~~] ~~at PluggedInOnline.com~~</~~ref~~>		*In ''[[Barbershop 2: Back in Business]]'', the main character Calvin (played by [[Ice Cube]]) quotes the verse as a joke, but is challenged to find out ''why'' Jesus wept. He later uses the story of Jesus weeping to make a point about feeling others' pain, when trying to convince the municipal assembly not to gentrify the neighborhood of South Chicago.<sup>[]</sup>

	*In ''[[The Color of Water]]'' by [[James McBride]], a character, Billy, forgets his lines for the Easter show that his church was putting on. The reverend told him to recite any line from the Bible, and he said "Jesus wept".		*In ''[[The Color of Water]]'' by [[James McBride]], a character, Billy, forgets his lines for the Easter show that his church was putting on. The reverend told him to recite any line from the Bible, and he said "Jesus wept".
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	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{wikisource\|Gospel of John}}~~
	*[[Dominus Flevit Church]]		*[[Dominus Flevit Church]]
	*[[Chapters and verses of the Bible#Statistics]] (including shortest verses)		*[[Chapters and verses of the Bible#Statistics]] (including shortest verses)
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	==External links==		==External links==

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	'''Jesus wept''' (~~{{lang-el\|~~ἐδάκρυσεν ὁ ἰησοῦς}}) is a phrase famous for being the [[chapters and verses of the Bible#Statistics\|shortest verse]] in the [[King James Version]] of the Bible, as well as many other popular versions (though not the shortest in the original languages).<ref>In the [[NIV]], Job 3:2 is the shortest biblical verse. Whereas the [[KJV]] reads "And Job spake, and said," the NIV simply has "He said".</ref> It is found in the [[Gospel of John]], chapter 11, verse 35.		'''Jesus wept''' (ἐδάκρυσεν ὁ ἰησοῦς) is a phrase famous for being the [[chapters and verses of the Bible#Statistics\|shortest verse]] in the [[King James Version]] of the Bible, as well as many other popular versions (though not the shortest in the original languages).<ref>In the [[NIV]], Job 3:2 is the shortest biblical verse. Whereas the [[KJV]] reads "And Job spake, and said," the NIV simply has "He said".</ref> It is found in the [[Gospel of John]], chapter 11, verse 35.

	==Context==		==Context==

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'''Jesus wept''' ({{lang-el|ἐδάκρυσεν ὁ ἰησοῦς}}) is a phrase famous for being the [[chapters and verses of the Bible#Statistics|shortest verse]] in the [[King James Version]] of the Bible, as well as many other popular versions (though not the shortest in the original languages).<ref>In the [[NIV]], Job 3:2 is the shortest biblical verse. Whereas the [[KJV]] reads "And Job spake, and said," the NIV simply has "He said".</ref> It is found in the [[Gospel of John]], chapter 11, verse 35.

==Context==
This verse occurs in John's narrative of the death of [[Lazarus of Bethany|Lazarus]], a friend of [[Jesus]]. Lazarus' sisters [[Mary of Bethany|Mary]] and [[Martha]] sent word to Jesus of their brother's illness. Jesus arrived four days after Lazarus' death. Jesus, after talking to the grieving sisters and seeing Lazarus' friends weeping, was deeply troubled. After being shown where Lazarus was laid, '''Jesus wept''' in front of Lazarus' tomb. He then ordered the people to remove the stone covering the tomb, [[prayer|prayed]] aloud to his [[God the Father#Christianity|Father]], and ordered Lazarus to come out.<ref>{{bibleref|John|11:1-45|NIV}}</ref>

Jesus wept because of mary's lack of faith

== Text ==
[[Image:Juan de Flandes 001.jpg|thumb|''Resurrection of Lazarus'' by [[Juan de Flandes]], around 1500]]
{| class="wikitable" align="center"
! Translation !! Text
|-
| Original [[Biblical Greek|Greek]] || ἐδάκρυσεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς. ''Edakrysen ho Iēsous.''
|-
|-
| [[Vulgate]] || ''"Et lacrimatus est Iesus"''
|-
| [[Luther Bible]] || ''"Und Jesus gingen die Augen über"''. This is poetically spoken and means, "And Jesus' eyes overflowed".
|-
| [[American Standard Version|ASV]], [[Darby Bible]], [[English Standard Version|ESV]], [[Holman Christian Standard Bible|HCSB]], [[King James Version|KJV]], [[New International Version|NIV]], [[New King James Version|NKJV]], [[New Living Translation]] (original version) [[World English Bible|WEB]], [[Young's Literal Translation|YLT]] || "Jesus wept."
|-
| [[Bible in Basic English]] || "And Jesus himself was weeping."
|-
| [[God's Word (bible translation)|God's Word]] || "Jesus cried."
|-
| [[The Message (Bible)|The Message]] || "Now Jesus wept."
|-
| [[New American Bible]] || "And Jesus wept."
|-
| [[New Living Translation]] (2005 version) ||"Then Jesus wept."
|-
| [[New Revised Standard Version]] || "Jesus began to weep."
|-
| [[New World Translation]] || "Jesus gave way to tears."
|}

==Interpretation==
{{Unreferenced section|date=December 2008}}
Significance has been attributed to this phrase for a number of reasons, including the following:

*Weeping demonstrates that Christ was indeed true man, with real bodily functions (such as tears, sweat, blood, eating and drinking—note, for comparison, the emphasis laid on Jesus' eating during the post-resurrection appearances). His emotions and reactions were real; Christ was not an illusion or spirit (see [[Docetism]]). [[Pope Leo I]] referred to this passage when he discussed the two natures of Jesus: "In his humanity Jesus wept for Lazarus; in his divinity he raised him from the dead."

*The sorrow felt by Jesus presages the suffering of his own [[crucifixion]].{{Fact|date=March 2008}}

*The sorrow, sympathy, and [[compassion]] Jesus felt for all mankind.

*The rage he felt against the tyranny of death over mankind.<ref>[http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/onsite/emotionallife.html The emotional life of Jesus], [[B. B. Warfield]]</ref>

*Jesus's weeping demonstrates that Lazarus had genuinely died. The raising of Lazarus was therefore not a fraud or a case of misdiagnosis.

*The views above interpret his weeping to mean that Jesus was sorrowful for the fact that Lazarus had died (which was the interpretation of the bystanders in verse 36). However, an alternate explanation considers this to be unreasonable, given his full knowledge that he was about to resurrect Lazarus. This view instead argues that every single person whom Jesus talked to in the eleventh chapter of John (his disciples, Martha, Mary, and the Jews) was blinded by their misconceptions of Jesus and by their failure to recognize that, as he declared in verse 26, he himself was "the resurrection and the life". Thus, "he groaned in the spirit and was troubled" (New King James, verse 33). This view holds that he wept because even those who were closest to him were still blinded by their concepts to the fact that he really was "the resurrection and the life"—beyond mere doctrine (verses 25-27)—in spite of all his plain words to them. A striking point in this view is that the only person in the chapter who had no misconceptions was the dead man Lazarus, who promptly obeyed and received life when commanded to come forth. Finally, this view holds that the bystanders in verses 36-37, just like most readers today, were blinded by their own misconceptions and so did not understand that Jesus was actually weeping for them, not for Lazarus.

*The sadness shown by Jesus may not be for the death of Lazarus, but rather his resurrection. Considering Christ's knowledge of the [[afterlife]] and personal (as well as divine) knowledge of Lazarus' character, he may instead have been filled with grief knowing that Lazarus would be taken from the promise of [[paradise]] (cf [[Limbo]]) and returned to an imperfect world. His Knowledge that Lazarus would soon be raised would not seem to warrant this sorrow.

* Jesus wept, not for Lazarus as some suppose, but rather, he wept because Mary, Martha and the others wept. Jesus wept, because he felt the pain and sorrow of those whom he loved.

== In history ==

Jesus's tears have figured among the [[relics attributed to Jesus]].<ref>[http://www.scifidimensions.com/Aug00/jnf_shroud.htm The Joe Nickell Files: The Shroud of Turin], interview with [[Joe Nickell]], August 2000</ref>

==Use as an expletive==

In some places in the western English-speaking world, including the [[UK]], [[Ireland]] (particularly [[Dublin]]) and [[Australia]], the phrase "Jesus wept" is a common expletive, curse or [[minced oath]] spoken when something goes wrong or to express mild incredulity. <ref>E.g. [http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/j.htm Peevish.co.uk] dictionary of slang, [http://www.dagree.net/aussieslang/slang_j.html Dagree.net] Aussie slang</ref>

It is commonly used as an expletive in novels by author [[Stephen King]]. In his book ''[[On Writing]]'', he explained that in [[grade school]] he was forced to memorize a verse from the Bible, so he picked "Jesus wept" due to its short length. Other authors using it as an expletive include [[Neil Gaiman]] in [[The Sandman (Vertigo)|the ''Sandman'' series]], [[Mike Carey]] in [[Hellblazer|the ''Hellblazer'' series]], [[Peter F. Hamilton]] in ''[[The Night's Dawn Trilogy]]'', [[Mike Carey]] in ''[[The Devil You Know (book)|The Devil You Know]]'' and [[Dan Simmons]] in ''[[Hyperion Cantos]]''.

This usage is also evidenced in films and television programmes including ''[[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia]]'' (1962), ''[[Razorback (film)|Razorback]]'' (1984), ''[[Hellraiser]]'' (1987), ''[[The Stand]]'' (1994), ''[[Dogma (film)|Dogma]]'' (1999) ''[[Notes on a Scandal (film)|Notes on a Scandal]]'' (2006) and ''[[The Bank Job]]'' (2008).

==Other usage in media==
*In ''[[Barbershop 2: Back in Business]]'', the main character Calvin (played by [[Ice Cube]]) quotes the verse as a joke, but is challenged to find out ''why'' Jesus wept. He later uses the story of Jesus weeping to make a point about feeling others' pain, when trying to convince the municipal assembly not to gentrify the neighborhood of South Chicago.<ref> [http://www.pluggedinonline.com/movies/movies/a0001647.cfm Barbershop 2] at PluggedInOnline.com</ref>

*In ''[[The Color of Water]]'' by [[James McBride]], a character, Billy, forgets his lines for the Easter show that his church was putting on. The reverend told him to recite any line from the Bible, and he said "Jesus wept".

*''Jayzus Wept'' is a short book by [[Pete St. John]] (who wrote the song "[[The Fields of Athenry]]"), about a daytime lock-in in a Dublin pub. The title is the phonetic spelling of the phrase's usage in Ireland.

*''Jesus Wept'' is also the name of a [[Christian hardcore]] band signed to [[Facedown Records]], which features former members of ''[[xDisciplex A.D.]]''

*''[[Jesus Wept]]'' is an album by rap group [[P.M. Dawn]].

*"Jesus Wept" is the name of a song by [[Suffocation (band)|Suffocation]] from the 1991 album ''[[Effigy of the Forgotten]]''; another song by [[Suicide Commando]] from the 2000 album ''Mindstrip''; and "Jesus Chorou" {{Pt icon}}, a song by Brazilian hip-hop group [[Racionais MC's]].

==See also==
{{wikisource|Gospel of John}}
*[[Dominus Flevit Church]]
*[[Chapters and verses of the Bible#Statistics]] (including shortest verses)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://net.bible.org/verse.php?book=Joh&chapter=11&verse=35 John 11:35 at NETBible]
*[http://www.wikichristian.org/John_11:35 John 11:35] and [http://www.wikichristian.org/John_11:33 John 11:33] at WikiChristian

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