John Trapp Complete Commentary. O the truly, deeply human Jesus! To the same tender and compassionate Saviour Christians may now come Hebrews 4:15; and to him the penitent sinner may also come, knowing that he will not cast him away. Commentary on John 11:47-53 (Read John 11:47-53) There can hardly be a more clear discovery of the madness that is in man's heart, and of its desperate enmity against God, than what is here recorded. on StudyLight.org. For the Synoptic Gospels, the cleansing of the temple is the impetus for the plot to kill Jesus (Mark 11:18; Luke 19:47-48). 35 Jesus wept. Greek dakruo. 34. How infidel the heart of the man whose speculations would so coldly analyze as to destroy the blessed fact. That Jesus wept at the death of Lazarus is proved by ver. More Powerful than Death. Dale's Periodic Devotional and Commentary This is my humble attempt to share Scripture readings that have caught my attention along with the insight revealed by the Holy Spirit and study. in Isaiah 25:8,—"He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of His people shall He take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it,"—a passage with which ours stands in close external connection; for here Jesus pours out the tears in order to make that saying true, in order that He might be able to wipe away all other tears. There may not be answers to the questions we have in our hearts. Scriptural Commentary (or Inspired Babbling) Wednesday, September 26, 2018. That literal weeping was not in itself improper for Jesus, is evidenced by Luke 19:41, Hebrews 5:7; but it is out of keeping with the present case, because our Saviour's tone is pre-eminently active, and the excitement of sympathy with the suffering race of mankind serves only as a foundation for His rigorous resolve to come to the rescue of that race. It is salvation for the whole man and for every man; and the sorrowing heart of humanity has never seen more clearly the divinity of the Son of Man than when it has seen His glory shining through His human tears. Jesus wept: There is an important contrast between the tears of Mary and the tears of Jesus. Daily devotional with John Piper. (35) Jesus wept.—The word is different from that which is used to express weeping in John 11:33; but this latter is used of our Lord in Luke 19:41. John 11:35 This verse is from the story of the death of Lazarus. It shows the Lord Jesus as a friend, a tender friend, and evinces his character as a man. They said unto him, Lord, come and see. It is the end of June and the state of South Carolina and the nation are reeling from the trauma of a twenty-one-year old white man named Dylann Roof who entered the historic Emmanuel AME Church in … Continue reading "Commentary on John 11:32-44" Interactive Bible study with John Piper. It is thrice recorded that Jesus wept: in this passage,—over Jerusalem,—and in Gethsemane, Hebrews 5:7. iii. Weeping (the word used for Mary in John 11:33) is a word that describes loud wailing. Scriptural Commentary (or Inspired Babbling) Thursday, August 10, 2017. John, who wrote this gospel, did not intend these two words—three in Greek—as a distinct statement. Had there been any such reason, the weeping of our Lord would have been carefully distinguished from that of all others. John 11:32-44. 4. “For he does not afflict from his heart or grieve the children of men” (Lamentations 3:33)… For a regular person this seems normal, but for Jesus, knowing he was about to bring him back from the dead, it maybe seems a little bit off. The noun dakru or dakruon occurs eleven times, and is always translated by plural "tears". To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. John 11:35 - Jesus wept. It is the expression of nature and religion does not forbid or condemn it. So Diana, when appealed to by the wretched Hippolytus for sympathy, replies: "I see thy love, but must not shed a tear.". The Raising of Lazarus. John 11:35 is infamously referred to as the "shortest verse in the Bible." This shows us, by the way, that in circumstances when human help may be of service. II. But was there nothing in those tears beyond sorrow for human suffering and death? Learn a lesson from the practical sympathy of Jesus, I. John 11:35 -- On Weeping "Jesus wept." John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament, Heinrich Meyer's Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, Johann Albrecht Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture, Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Ernst Hengstenberg on John, Revelation, Ecclesiastes, Ezekiel & Psalms. However, what you may not be aware of is that, while this is the shortest verse in English, it really isn’t the shortest verse in Greek. (KJV) 2 Corinthians 2:4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. A cold or stony-hearted raiser of the dead would belong to the region of fiction. He delayed coming, and he did not speak healing from a distance like he did for the centurion’s servant (Matthew 8:13). What is important is that Jesus has given physical life as a sign of his power to give eternal life in the present (realized eschatology) and as a promise that on the last day he will raise the dead (final eschatology). Daily devotional with John Piper. Solid Joys. 1. That restoration to life sprang from the same sympathy for human woe which produced the tears. John 11:1-45 The Raising of Lazarus. In Gethsemane it was otherwise. The Jews who were with her in the house comforting her interpreted her sudden movement as one of those urgent demands of grief which already, no doubt, they had seen her yield to, and in sincere sympathy followed her. O the truly, deeply human Jesus! John 11:35. He groaned in his spirit. With the weepers Jesus had not wept. Though he had affection for Lazarus, Jesus did not give way to tears because Lazarus died. A different verb from that in John 11:31. It is true that Jesus let Lazarus die. Those are the words we dread to hear. Here, as a friend, his quiet tears are shed with the two sisters. the sympathy of Christ is yours! They are on the way to the sepulchre, near to which they have now arrived. No resuscitation of Lazarus from the dead should sentimentalize or simplify that truth. Lampe's remark, repeated by Baur and others, is based upon a thorough misunderstanding: "There was no reason for weeping over Lazarus, who, as Jesus certainly knew, would now be awakened to God's and His own glorification." John 11:31. 41. Who can doubt that in His ear every feature of the scene proclaimed that stern law of the Kingdom, "The wages of sin is death," and that this element in His visible emotion underlay all the rest? Romans 12:15; "rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.". But in the Lord this sympathy does not so much accompany the vigorous assault on death, as form part of its foundation. He could tell well enough; but yet would be told by them. He shed tears out of compassion for the bereaved, as indicated by the context of John’s account. << John 10 | John 11 | John 12 >>. Christ cries at the death of Lazarus. well in christ embassy you are told if show emtions your a baby in christ (NIV) John 11:35 Jesus wept. Klaiō occurs some 40 … He is conscious of the power which He is about to exercise, and that the first result will be the glory of God (John 11:4); but He is conscious also of the suffering hearts near Him, and the sympathy with human sorrow is no less part of His nature than the union with divine strength. Most … Jesus was greatly moved, but not out of control. Death is real and harsh. Scripture: Mark 15:34, John 11:35, John 11:32, John 11:21, Psalms 116:15, Revelation 14:13, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Revelation 21:3, John 11 (view more) (view less) They said unto him, Lord, come and see. What a seal of His perfect oneness with us in the most redeeming feature of our stricken humanity! Ἐδάκρυσεν , [ wept ] shed tears ) not cried aloud [ lacrymatus est , non ploravit ]; nor did He weep at once; nor yet did He weep only after [not until after] He had seen Lazarus, but at the exact time when it was seasonable. John 11:35. (Augustin: Flevit Christus, fleat se homo. By Pastor Vince Gerhardy He’s dead. 35. John 11:35 Context. 34 And said, Where have ye laid him? ни» (3:16; Ис. One reason is simply the deep compassion that Jesus felt for those who were suffering. This beautifully conveys the sublime brevity of the original word; else 'shed tears' might have better conveyed the difference between the word here used and that twice employed in John 11:33 [ klaioo (Greek #2799)], and there properly rendered "weeping" - denoting the loud wail for the dead, while that of Jesus consisted of silent tears. JOHN COMMENTARY Select Verses Compiled by Bruce Hurt, MD. It was a strange and most heartless objection of Strauss, that the tears of Jesus could have no reality for a friend he was about to restore to life. But she was not allowed to go alone: οἱ οὖν … ἐκεῖ. How far such a conception of deity is removed from the pagan ideal, may be seen by even a superficial study of the classics. At the wedding in Cana, few people even knew a miracle had occurred (John 2:7–11). Nor was it unworthy the Son of God to shed tears. John 11:1-45. John 11:35 Commentary. Quare enim flevit Christus, nisi quia flere hominem docuit.) From δάκρυ, tear, and meaning to shed tears, to weep silently. A “God in tears” has provoked the smile of the stoic and the scorn of the unbeliever; but Christianity is not a gospel of self-sufficiency, and its message is not merely to the human intellect. Jesus Wept – John 11:35. See the notes at Mark 1:29-31, Remark 2 at the close of that section. Lampe concludes, that the Lord must have wept over the Jews; Baur decides for the spuriousness of the narrative. When a loved one dies, we naturally shed tears because we will miss him. The shortest verse in the Bible in Greek is 1 Thessalonians 5:16. We have here an instance of the tenderness of the character of Jesus, The same Savior wept over Jerusalem, and felt deeply for poor dying, sinners. Study This. Men have wondered to find in the Gospel which opens with the express declaration of the divinity of our Lord, and at a moment when that divinity was about to receive its fullest manifestation, these words, which point them still to human weakness. Occurs only here. —John 11:36. It is significant that the story of Lazarus, unique to the Gospel of John, is the Gospel reading for the last Sunday in Lent, the Sunday immediately preceding Palm/Passion Sunday. The raising of Lazarus is much more theatrical than some of Jesus' other miracles. John 11:35 New International Version. Study the bible online using commentary on John 11 and more! That restoration to life sprang from the same sympathy for human woe which produced the tears. Wept (the word to describe Jesus’ expression of grief in John 11:35) is another word that indicates a quiet weeping. 36, on which Heumann, holding the opinion that the tears had another cause, is obliged to say, "The Jews were mistaken, when they supposed that He wept over the death of Lazarus." John 11:33-35. Weeping (the word used for Mary in John 11:33) is a word that describes loud wailing. It is right to weep. (Witham) --- The tears of the disconsolate sisters called forth tears from the tender commiseration of Jesus. wept = shed tears. Jesus wept - It has been remarked that this is the shortest verse in the Bible; but it is exceedingly important and tender. A mark of his human nature, when he was going to give them a proof of his divinity, in raising the dead to life. She has died. The word here carries the idea of quiet mourning. John 11 Bible Study - Detailed questions, answers and guide for an in-depth verse-by-verse Bible study of John chapter 11 in plain English that everyone can understand. See Luke xix. Read Introduction to John . Κλαίω, to weep audibly, is once used of our Lord in Luke 19:41. 33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, 34 And said, Where have ye laid him? About to give proofs of his divinity in raising the dead, he is pleased to give, first, undoubted proofs of his humanity, that he might shew himself both God and man. In the Gospel … Continue reading "Commentary on John 11:1-45" It is right, it is natural, it is indispensable for the Christian to sympathize with others in their afflictions. He, the only one who could do more than that, was angered in spirit, preparing Himself for practical help. 2. Homer's gods and goddesses weep and bellow when wounded, but are not touched with the feeling of human infirmity (see on John 3:16). But in the present instance, the tears which are devoted to the misery of mankind as exemplified in Lazarus, are preceded by the wrath of His spirit against the wretched enemy of mankind. John 11:35 This is a very short but interesting verse. Jesus Christ tenderly and deeply sympathizes in human sorrow. III. Posted on 27 February 2011 21 August 2012 by Doctrina Stabilitas. John 11:35 Jesus Wept John 1 Commentary. δακρύειν, only here in the New Testament, is milder than κλαίειν: it signifies only that tears filled the Lord's eyes. His reasons were good and merciful and glorious. Its root means “tears.” His were not the tears of a sentimentalist, but those of a pure, righteous, sympathizing High Priest (Hebrews 4:15).The word twice translated “weeping” in verse 33 is not … When someone we loved passed on to be with the Lord. Words of prophecy in the mouth, are not clear evidence of a principle of grace in the heart. 33. The goal is to work through the Gospel of John verse by verse. Surely there is no need to seek diligently for any other reason than the same which called forth the tears of all who were present. 35 Jesus wept. 53:3). So also was it when He wept over Jerusalem, when He was enforced to give it up to ruin. A similar project is ongoing in the synoptic Gospels. $3.99 a month puts a library of commentaries, study notes, and Greek & Hebrew language tools right in your pocket. 3. This is the shortest verse in the Bible. When He saw them weeping—the only thing by which they could exhibit their love to the deceased. It is a blessed thing to have a ‘tearful’ nature, III. Jesus Wept, [ edakrusen (Greek #1145)]. Questions and answers with John Piper. Forerunner Commentary Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown John Wesley's Notes Matthew Henry People's Commentary (NT) Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) Scofield: Definitions: Interlinear: Library: Topical Studies: X-References You will do well distinctly to understand that Jesus’s ‘tears’, —It was in walking from his place of stoppage to the tomb that. But when He comes to the very place and abode of death, He gives Himself up to softer sensibility, that He may by His pattern sanctify sympathy. But the central thought of St. John’s Gospel is “The Word was made flesh,” and He is for us the Resurrection and the Life, because He has been manifested to us, not as an abstraction which the intellect only could receive, but as a person, living a human life, and knowing its sorrows, whom the heart can grasp and love. Monday, February 21, 2011. The living Saviour could only as a helper approach the place of corruption; and only with tears in His own eyes wipe away the tears of ours. Jesus wept. Gumlich rightly observes that both His wrath and tears were occasioned by one thing, death. The present word means not the cry of lamentation nor the wail of excessive grief, but the calm shedding of tears. There the tone of our Saviour was predominantly passive. We are discussing what is considered to be the shortest verse in the Bible. ", The lot of man to suffer, while themselves. This is a milestone moment in the Bible, reminding us that God really, truly understands the pain we feel while we wait to see His plans unfold (John 11:35–37). Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Childern’s Sermons Hymn Lists. Dakruō usually means to weep or cry quietly without loud wailing, and it means that here in John 11:35, and is in stark contrast to klaiō (#2799 κλαίω pronounced kly’-ō), which means to cry, weep, or mourn, usually with loud and open crying or mourning (John 11:31, 33). He delights in soothing hearts that trust in him, and turning their temporary mourning into everlasting joy. The Roman satirist unconsciously bears witness to the profound truthfulness and beauty of this picture of the weeping Savior, in the words: "Nature confesses that she gives the tenderest of hearts to the human race by giving them tears: this is the best part of our sensations" (Juvenal, "Satire" xv., 131-133). Death and tears are connected in the Old Testament, e.g. Articles Sermons Topics Books Podcasts Filter Resources By Ask Pastor John. Read John 11 commentary using Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). The Greek verb translated “wept” is found only here in the Bible. It was a strange and most heartless objection of Strauss, that the tears of Jesus could have no reality for a friend he was about to restore to life. Jesus wept. ] Jesus saw her weeping…. Newest Additions - Spring, 2020 - These verse by verse comments are works in process so chapters will be in varying stages of construction. But this did not mean Jesus took the suffering it caused lightly. Ver. Upgrade to Bible Gateway Plus, and access the abridged Expositor's Bible Commentary notes! Piety binds stronger the ties of friendship, makes more tender the emotions of love, and seals and sanctifies the affections of friends. It's worth mentioning that chapter and verse divisions were not part of the original Scriptures. At times when we weep in life, it might be sometimes valuable to know that Christ weeps as well. Look at the Book. Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Childern’s Sermons Hymn Lists. Sorrow at the death of friends is not improper. By Dr. Philip W. McLarty The raising of Lazarus is the last of Jesus’ miracles. "The very Gospel in which the deity of Jesus is most clearly asserted, is also that which makes us best acquainted with the profoundly human side of His life" (Godet). Where have ye laid him?] John 11:35 -- On Grief "Jesus wept." This is the shortest verse in the Bible in the English. One girl testified that the verse that had the greatest impact on her was Matthew 5:4, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Another said that the verse that had the greatest impact on her was John 11:35, “Jesus wept.” She said that when she wept in the night, she knew that Jesus was weeping … Could these effects move Him without suggesting the cause? How divine the thought, that the Divine could be so human as to blend his tears with ours and make our sorrow sacred! Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. All that religion does in the case is to temper and chasten our grief; to teach us to mourn with submission to God; to weep without complaining, and to seek to banish tears, not by hardening the heart or forgetting the friend, but by bringing the soul, made tender by grief, to receive the sweet influences of religion, and to find calmness and peace in the God of all consolation. They overlooked the fact that the weeping of Jesus was the necessary postulate of His action, even as all the miracles of Christ proceeded out of a similar profound emotion of soul. A mission executive from the United States was visiting a school in Kenya where he was listening as teenage girls shared how they had been blessed by hearing the Bible in their own language. Bereaved mourner! We received the comfort from the Lord as found in John Chapter 11. 35.Jesus wept—It was in walking from his place of stoppage to the tomb that Jesus wept. He who can be helpful should not spend much time in inactive tearful sympathy. 35 Jesus wept. Is it for nothing that the Evangelist, some sixty years after it occurred, holds up to all ages with such touching brevity the sublime spectacle of the Son of God in tears? As he was going along to the grave, see ( John 11:28 ) ; as he was meditating upon the state of his friend Lazarus, the distress his two sisters were in, and the greater damnation that would befall the Jews then present, who, notwithstanding the miracle, would not believe in him. See Hebrews 4:15. John 11:32-44 More Powerful than Death. "The gods," says Gladstone, "while they dispense afflictions upon earth, which are neither sweetened by love, nor elevated by a distinct disciplinary purpose, take care to keep themselves beyond all touch of grief or care. John 11:35-36. Characteristically, John’s account is brief (compare the account of the wedding feast at Cana, 2:1-11); the details of the miracle itself are unimportant. Jesus wept. 32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. Only here in the New Testament. Wept (the word to describe Jesus’ expression of grief in John 11:35) is another word that indicates a quiet weeping. That the most tender personal friendship is not inconsistent with the most pure religion. The word “wept” is different from the word used in verse 33 for loud and purely emotional wailing. If Christ had not been excited to compassion by their tears, he would rather have kept his countenance unmoved, but when, of his own accord, he conforms to those mourners, so far as to weep along with them, 323 323 “ Quand de son bon gre il se conforme a ces pleurans, jusques pleurer avec eux.” he gives proof that he has sympathy, (συμπάθεια.)