Matthew 26:38
Then he said to them: “My soul is sorrowful, even unto death. Stay here and keep vigil with me.”
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In Context
37And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and saddened.
Cross References
Job 6:2I wish that my sins, for which I deserve wrath, and the calamity that I endure, were weighed out on a balance.
Psalms 88:14Your arm acts with power. Let your hand be strengthened, and let your right hand be exalted.
Song of Solomon 5:3Bride: I sleep, yet my heart watches. The voice of my beloved knocking:
Isaiah 53:10But it was the will of the Lord to crush him with infirmity. If he lays down his life because of sin, he will see offspring with long lives, and the will of the Lord will be directed by his hand.
Matthew 26:40And he approached his disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter: “So, were you not able to keep vigil with me for one hour?
Romans 8:32He who did not spare even his own Son, but handed him over for the sake of us all, how could he not also, with him, have given us all things?
Matthew Henry on Matthew 26:37-47
The Agony in the Garden. 36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. 38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. 39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless… Read the whole commentary →