Maybe you’ve seen this verse before: John 11:33 (NLT) – When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled up within Him, and He was deeply troubled.
It’s unfortunate, but the NLT translation brings some distracting confusion to the emotions of God. Check this out instead:
John 11:33 (NKJV) – Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled.
John 12:27 (NKJV) – Jesus Predicts His Death on the Cross
“Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour.”
John 13:21 (NKJV) – When Jesus had said these things, He was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me.”
Each time Jesus is troubled, He’s facing another triumphant step toward the cross.
Matthew 26:37-39 (NKJV)
And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. 38 Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.” 39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”
Mark 14:33 (NKJV) – And He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be troubled and deeply distressed.
Luke 22:44 (NKJV) – And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Jesus groaning in the spirit at Lazarus’ tomb is the Lord triumphant, strong, and resolute on rebuking the enemy, for He is dead set on going to the cross. He knows that raising Lazarus will fast track Him to excruciating physical suffering, and although insanely painful, Jesus groans and is troubled, because WHY? He’s headed toward the extreme levels of human pain at the cross. Nothing will deter our God from the cross! 🤯 There’s truly no one like Jesus.
Matthew 16:23 (NKJV) – But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”
Isaiah 50:7 (NKJV) – “For the Lord GOD will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.
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