- Date
- 1611
- Local voice
- Narrator voice · Gospel narrator
- English wording
- King James Version translation committees · from Biblical Hebrew / Aramaic / Koine Greek
Meaning of “Jesus wept.”
The shortest sentence records grief without explanation or denial, showing sorrow as compatible with love, presence, and compassion in the face of death.
Where does it come from?
John 11:35, King James Version; Jesus weeps shortly before the raising of Lazarus, within a scene of mourning and bereavement.
Why the local voice matters
John 11:35 in the King James Version narrates Jesus’ action (“Jesus wept.”). It is not direct speech by Jesus, so the Gospel narrator is the local voice layer.
