Jesus wept (Greek: ἐδάκρυσεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς) is a phrase famous for being the shortest verse in the King James Version of the Bible, as well as many other versions, though it is not the shortest in the original languages. It is found in the Gospel of John, chapter 11, verse 35.
Verse breaks – or versification – were introduced to the biblical text by Robert Estienne in 1551 in order to make the texts easier to read and to memorize.
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Famous quotes containing the words jesus and/or wept:
“Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart.”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 18:1.
“But, truly, I have wept too much! The dawns are heartbreaking. Every moon is atrocious and every sun bitter.”
—Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891)