Then the Israelites put aside their foreign gods and served the Lord. And he was grieved by their misery.

Did I not weep for those in trouble? Was I not deeply grieved for the needy?

Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them. I denied myself by fasting for them, but my prayers returned unanswered.

Oh, how often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved his heart in that dry wasteland.

A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance.

But they rebelled against him and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he became their enemy and fought against them.

I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss.

Yes, the time has come; the day is here! Buyers should not rejoice over bargains, nor sellers grieve over losses, for all of them will fall under my terrible anger.

“Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died.

Jesus Grieves over Jerusalem

“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me.

Jesus Grieves over Jerusalem

At that time some Pharisees said to him, “Get away from here if you want to live! Herod Antipas wants to kill you!”

Instead, you grieve because of what I’ve told you.

I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn over what is going to happen to me, but the world will rejoice. You will grieve, but your grief will suddenly turn to wonderful joy.

For if I cause you grief, who will make me glad? Certainly not someone I have grieved.

That is why I wrote to you as I did, so that when I do come, I won’t be grieved by the very ones who ought to give me the greatest joy. Surely you all know that my joy comes from your being joyful.

I wrote that letter in great anguish, with a troubled heart and many tears. I didn’t want to grieve you, but I wanted to let you know how much love I have for you.

Yes, I am afraid that when I come again, God will humble me in your presence. And I will be grieved because many of you have not given up your old sins. You have not repented of your impurity, sexual immorality, and eagerness for lustful pleasure.

The Hope of the Resurrection

And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope.