Mark 14:34
Jesus told them, “My agony is so painful it feels like I'm dying. Please, remain here and stay awake.”
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
In Context
33He took Peter, James, and John with him. He began to be very disturbed and troubled.
Cross References
Isaiah 53:3People despised him and rejected him. He was a man who really suffered and who experienced the deepest pain. We treated him like someone you turn away from in disgust—we despised him and had no respect for him.
Lamentations 1:12Don't you care anything about it, all you people passing by? Take a look and see! Is there any suffering as bad as mine, punished by the Lord when he became angry?
Mark 14:37Then Jesus returned and found the disciples asleep. “Simon, are you sleeping?” he asked Peter. “Couldn't you stay awake for just an hour?
Ephesians 6:18Always pray in the Spirit as you do all this. Stay awake and keep on praying for all God's people.
1 Peter 5:8Be responsible, and stay alert. The devil, your enemy, is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
Matthew Henry on Mark 14:33-43
The Agony in the Garden. 32 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray. 33 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy; 34 And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch. 35 And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. 36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible… Read the whole commentary →