Context

When Mary shows Jesus the tomb of Lazarus (one of his BFFs), Jesus breaks down. 

These tears are meant to show us that Jesus is fully human. He cries. He bleeds. He even tweets.

Where you've heard it

You're looking at shortest verse in the King James Version of the Bible—a verse that remains basically the same across dozens of translations (which, BTW, isn't super common). 

It shows us Jesus' humanity and his sympathy for mankind. And, uh, it's also sometimes used as a mild expletive.

Additional Notable References

• Check out the verse illustrated by the Brick Testament.
• When the Supreme Court ruled against DOMA in 2013, Governor Mike Huckabee believed that "Jesus Wept."
• An Episcopal priest explores what it means to be a person of faith with depression in her book Jesus Wept.

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

Nope.