Joseph cried. Jesus wept.

“Weep with those who weep.”

Joseph wept. After their father Jacob died,

Joseph's brothers sent a message to him, saying,

"If Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back

for all the wrongs we did to him, what then?"

They sent this message because they were afraid of Joseph.

But Joseph reassured them and spoke kindly to them, saying,

"Don't be afraid.  Am I in the place of God?  

You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish

what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

So then, don't be afraid. I will provide for you and your children."

And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them

(Genesis 50:15-21).

Jesus wept.  

Jesus saw Mary weeping over the death of her brother Lazarus

and, along with the Jews who had come with her,

He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

"Where have you laid him?" he asked.

"Come and see, Lord," they replied. Jesus wept

(John 11:33-35).

The Bible tells us to "weep with those who weep"

(Romans 12:15).