Perhaps no chapter in holy writ can compare with this in illustrating the godly attributes possessed by the Savior-tenderness, love, compassion, mercy, and even the display of emotion (see also verse 21). it becomes easy to think of the resurrected Lord only in such terms as power, omniscience, and glory.
This passage graphically reminds us, as Paul declared, that “we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities” (Hebrews 4:15). Our love and adoration for the Savior and our commitment to submit wholly to him and follow him with “full purpose of heart” (2 Nephi 31:13) are enhanced when we understand not only who he is but also what he is like.