Matthew 26:38
Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: abide ye here, and watch with me.
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In Context
37And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and sore troubled.
Cross References
Job 6:2Oh that my vexation were but weighed, And all my calamity laid in the balances!
Psalms 88:14Jehovah, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?
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 53:10Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand.
Matthew 26:40And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
Romans 8:32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give 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 →