When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled — the Greek word embrimaomai (deeply moved) suggests indignation, anger, or strong emotional disturbance, not merely sympathy. Jesus' emotion is complex and theologically dense: He responds not just with compassion but with what appears to be anger at death and its effects. This is the emotional response to death as an enemy and intruder in God's creation.

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