When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,
When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, х enebrimeesato (G1690)]. The word here is not that usually employed to express groaning. It denotes any 'strong manifestation of inward emotion;' but here it probably means, 'made a visible and powerful effort to check His emotion'-to restrain those tears which were ready to gush from His eyes.
And was troubled, х etaraxen (G5015) heauton (G1438)] - rather, as in the margin, 'troubled Himself;' that is, became mentally agitated. The tears of Mary and her friends acted sympathetically upon Him, and drew forth His emotions. What a vivid outcoming of real humanity!