Jesus Understands: A Chart of Shared Sufferings

Have you ever wondered if Jesus really understands what you're going through? When we’re suffering—especially in ways that feel isolating, misunderstood, or deeply painful—it can be hard to imagine that God truly knows what it’s like. But the incredible truth of the gospel is that He does. Jesus did not remain far off from human pain; He stepped into it. He experienced it all firsthand—sorrow, betrayal, rejection, injustice, temptation, and grief. Not only did He suffer to redeem us, but He also suffers with us in this broken world.

Below is a chart that highlights common human sufferings and shows how Jesus personally experienced them—making Him not only our Savior, but our sympathetic High Priest (Hebrews 4:15).

Jesus does not watch your suffering from a distance—He has walked it Himself.

He doesn’t just understand in theory—He knows from experience.

“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.” —Hebrews 4:15