Why did Jesus weep? If you were to say because Lazarus died as I thought, then you may be wrong. After hearing the question asked why Jesus wept in a movie, I thought I would research it a bit. A bit equals looking it up for about 5-10 minutes so please understand this quick and random post. I do enjoy wikipedia. Instead of crying for Lazarus' death (Jesus knew Lazarus was dead) this view argues that every single person whom Jesus talked to in John chapter 11 (his disciples, Martha, Mary, and the Jews) were still blinded by their concepts to the fact that he really was "the resurrection and the life"—beyond mere doctrine (verses 25-27)—in spite of all his plain words to them. This view holds that the bystanders in verses 36-37, just like most readers today, were blinded by their own misconceptions and so did not understand that Jesus was actually weeping for them, not for Lazarus.