John 8:1-11
Jesus Forgives The Adulterous Women
John 8:12-30
Jesus Predicts His Death
John 8:31-38
The Truth Will Set You Free
John 8:39-47
You Are of Your Father The Devil
John 8:48-59
Jesus’ Claims To His Identity
John 9:1-12
Contentment in Any Circumstance
John 9:13-23
Trouble with the Jewish Leaders
John 9:24-34
The Testimony of the Healed Man
John 9:35-41
The Pharisees Blindless
John 10:14-30
The Good Shepherd Knows His Sheep
John 10:22-30
Rejected by the Religious Leaders
John 10:31-42
Renewed Efforts to Stone Jesus
John 11:1-6
News of Lazarus’ Death
John 11:7-16
The Disciples Warn Jesus About Going to Judea
John 11:17-27
Jesus at the home of Mary and Martha
John 11:28-37
Emotions of Jesus
John 11:38-44
Jesus Calls Lazarus Forth From the Grave
John 11:45-52
The Sanhedrin plot to kill Jesus
John 11:53-57
The People arrive for the Passover
John 12:1-11
Mary Anoints Jesus’ Feet
John 12:12-19
Jesus’ Triumphal Entry Into Jerusalem
John 12:20-26
Some Greeks Seek Jesus
John 12:27-36
Jesus Predicts His Death
John 12:37-50
Hardened Hearts and the Fear of Man
John 13:1-11
Humbleness, Holiness and Happiness
John 13:12-20
Happiness Comes by Serving Others
John 13:21-30
Jesus Prediction of His Betrayal
John 13:31-38
Christ’s Farewell Sermon to His Disciples
John 14:1-7
Jesus Encourages the Troubled Disciples
John 14:8-14
The Measure, Means, and Might of Prayer
Emotions of Jesus
John 11:28–37
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Martha secretly told Mary that Jesus had arrived and Mary went out to meet the Master (vv. 28-30). She did this “secretly” because of the possible danger involved. The people who were at the house trying to console Mary, saw her leave hastily and assumed she was going to Lazarus’ grave to weep, so they followed to comfort her (v. 31).
When Mary arrived and saw Jesus, she fell down at His feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died” (v. 32). When Jesus saw her weeping and other people wailing with her, He was deeply troubled (v. 33). He asked where they had put Lazarus, and when they showed Him, He broke into tears (vv. 34-35). Here we are reminded of the humanity of Christ and His love and concern for His people. The Jews debated whether or not He could have prevented this tragedy by healing Lazarus (vv. 36-37).
One of the most moving scenes in the life of Jesus is the death of Lazarus. Here we see not only the power of Jesus to raise the dead, but the emotions of Jesus moved by the grief of those around Him. Martha’s faith was evident as she approached Jesus, four days after the death of Lazarus, and professed belief that He could save her dead brother. When Mary came as well and Jesus saw her grief and the grief of those with her, he was “deeply moved in spirit and troubled” (v. 33). Scripture then tells us that Jesus wept (v. 35). This is the shortest and yet the deepest verse in Scripture. His was a silent weeping and not the loud lamentation of the mourners.
Application
Our Lord’s weeping reveals the humanity of the Savior. He knows how we feel. In fact, being the perfect God-Man, Jesus experienced these things in a deeper way than we do. I need to be weeping over the souls of lost people. “He that goes forth and weeps, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again rejoicing bringing his sheaves with him” (Psalm 126:6).
John 11:28-37 (English Standard Version)
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