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"Jesus wept" (Koinē Greek: ἐδάκρυσεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, romanized: edákrusen ho Iēsoûs, pronounced [ɛˈdakrysɛn (h)o i.eˈsus]) is a phrase famous for being the shortest verse in the King James Version of the Bible, as well as in many other translations. It is not the shortest in the original languages. The phrase is found in the Gospel of John, chapter 11, verse 35. Verse breaks—or versification—were introduced into the Greek text by Robert Estienne in 1551 in order to make the texts easier to cite and compare.




Context



This verse occurs in John's narrative of the death of Lazarus of Bethany, a follower of Jesus. Lazarus's sisters—Mary and Martha—sent word to Jesus of their brother's illness and impending death, but Jesus arrived four days after Lazarus died. Jesus, after talking to the grieving sisters and seeing Lazarus's friends weeping, was deeply troubled and moved. After asking where Lazarus had been laid and being invited to come see him, Jesus wept. He then went to the tomb and told the people to remove the stone covering it, prayed aloud to his Father, and ordered Lazarus to come out, resurrected.
Luke's gospel also records that Jesus wept as he entered Jerusalem before his trial and death, anticipating the destruction of the Temple.




Text






Interpretation


Significance has been attributed to Jesus's deep emotional response to his friends' weeping, and his own tears, including the following:

Weeping demonstrates that Christ was a 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 the heresy of Docetism). Pope Leo the Great 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, sympathy, and compassion Jesus felt for all mankind.
The rage he felt against the tyranny of death over mankind.
Although the bystanders interpreted his weeping to mean that Jesus loved Lazarus (verse 36), Witness Lee considered the Jews' opinion to be unreasonable, given Jesus' intention to resurrect Lazarus. Lee argued instead that every person to whom Jesus talked in John 11 (his disciples, Martha, Mary, and the Jews) was blinded by their misconceptions. Thus he "groaned in his spirit" because even those who were closest to him failed to recognize that he was, as he declared in verse 26, "the resurrection and the life". Finally, at the graveside, he "wept in sympathy with their sorrow over Lazarus' death".




In history


Jesus's tears have figured among the relics attributed to Jesus.




Use as an expletive



In some parts of the English-speaking world, including Great Britain, Ireland (particularly Dublin and Belfast) and Australia, the phrase "Jesus wept" is an expletive some people use when something goes wrong or to express incredulity. In Christianity, this usage is considered blasphemous and offensive by the devout, as it is seen as violating the second or third of the Ten Commandments. Historically, certain Christian states had laws against profane use of Jesus Christ, among other religious terms. The Harris Poll conducted a 2017 study and found 90% of evangelical Christians would not view a film that disrespectfully used the name of Jesus Christ. In Catholic Christianity, the faithful pray Acts of Reparation to Jesus Christ for abuse of the Holy Name, which constitutes a sin.
In 1965, broadcaster Richard Dimbleby accidentally used the expletive live on air during the state visit of Elizabeth II to West Germany.
It is a common 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 series, Bernard Cornwell in the Sharpe series, Mick Herron in the Slough House series, David Lodge in Nice Work, Mike Carey in the Hellblazer series and The Devil You Know, Garth Ennis in The Boys (comics), Peter F. Hamilton in The Night's Dawn Trilogy, Mark Haddon in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Dan Simmons in Hyperion Cantos, Minette Walters in Fox Evil, Elly Griffiths in the Dr Ruth Galloway series, and Jason Matthews in Red Sparrow.
This usage is also evidenced in films and television programmes including Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Get Carter (1971), Razorback (1984), Hellraiser (1987), Drop the Dead Donkey (1990), The Stand (1994), Michael Collins (1996), Dogma (1999), Notes on a Scandal (2006), True Blood, Cranford, The Bank Job (all 2008), Blitz (2011), Call the Midwife (2013), Community (2015), The Magnificent Seven (2016), The Haunting of Hill House, Derry Girls (both 2018), Troop Zero (2019), Silent Witness (2023), and Murder in a Small Town (2024).
Car journalist Jeremy Clarkson of the hit show Top Gear used the expletive many times during the show’s 22nd season.
The verse is also used in the The's song "Angels of Deception" from the 1986 album Infected. Kanye West uses the verse to end "Bound 2", the last song on his 2013 album Yeezus.

After all these long-ass verses,I'm tired, you tired, Jesus wept




See also



Dominus Flevit Church
Chapters and verses of the Bible § Statistics (including shortest verses)




References






External links


King James Bible - Book of John, Chapter 11
Oliver, Simon; Milbank, John. "The Shortest Verse". Bibledex Verses. Brady Haran for the University of Nottingham.
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Jesus Wept is the third album by American hip hop group P.M. Dawn. It was released in October 1995 via Gee Street Records, and was unable to attain the success of the group's first two albums, Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience and The Bliss Album...? (Vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance of Life and Existence).
The album's highest charting single was "Downtown Venus", which contained a sample of Deep Purple's "Hush". The single reached number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 and crossed over to alternative radio, resulting in the song peaking at number 39 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.




Music samples


Noteworthy samples from this album include: "4 O'Clock in the Morning" by The Hassles in "My Own Personal Gravity", "Pacific" by 808 State in "I'll be Waiting for You", "Don't Interrupt the Sorrow" by Joni Mitchell in "Forever Damaged (The 96th)", "Nite and Day" by Al B. Sure! in "Sometimes I Miss You So Much" and "Mama Told Me Not to Come" by Three Dog Night in "Fantasia's Confidential Ghetto: 1999/Once in a Lifetime/Coconut". The track also contains a musical reference to The Beatles song, "Flying".




Track listing


Songwriting credit is given to Attrell Cordes on each song along with whoever is being sampled with the exception of "Silence...Recorded at the Gravesite of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.", which is, as the title suggests, 21 seconds of silence. It received no song writing credit.




Charts






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