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Jesus Wept — The Moment He Buried His Own Pain Behind a Smile You’ll Never Forget In one of the most poignant and emotionally charged moments in the Bible, Jesus wept—not just in sorrow, but as a profound testament of compassion, human vulnerability, and sacred grief. This moment, recorded primarily in the Gospels of Matthew 26:38, John 11:35, and Luke 22:39–43, captures a rare, intimate glimpse into Jesus’ deeply human side. Behind the serene smile and unwavering faith stood a man heavy with pain— grief, loss, and exhaustion—and still choosing to feel, to connect, and ultimately, to heal through prayer and surrender. ### A Heart Overflowing with Pain Jesus’ tears were not from despair but from profound empathy. In John’s account, when His friend Lazarus dies and is buried in a cave, Jesus says, “Jesus wept”—a moment frozen across millennia in art, worship, and contemplation. This cry of sorrow reveals the depth of His love: He wept not only for Lazarus’s death but for the suffering of those who loved him. It was a raw acknowledgment of mortality and loss, even as He held the power to heal.