Matthew 26:38
Then he saith to them: My soul is sorrowful even unto death: stay you here, and watch with me.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
37And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to grow sorrowful and to be sad.
Cross References
Job 6:2O that my sins, whereby I have deserved wrath, and the calamity that I suffer, were weighed in a balance.
Psalms 88:14But I, O Lord, have cried to thee: and in the morning my prayer shall prevent thee.
Song of Solomon 5:3I have put off my garment, how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet, how shall I defile them?
Isaiah 53:10And the Lord was pleased to bruise him in infirmity: if he shall lay down his life for sin, he shall see a long-lived seed, and the will of the Lord shall be prosperous in his hand.
Matthew 26:40And he cometh to his disciples, and findeth them asleep, and he saith to Peter: What? Could you not watch one hour with me?
Romans 8:32He that spared not even his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how hath he not also, with him, 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 →