Matthew 26:38
then He says to them, “Exceedingly sorrowful is My soul—to death; abide here, and watch with Me.”
Literal Standard Version
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In Context
37And having taken Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to be sorrowful, and to be very heavy;
Cross References
Job 6:2“O that my provocation were thoroughly weighed, || And my calamity in balances || They would lift up together!
Psalms 88:14Why, O YHWH, do You cast off my soul? You hide Your face from me.
Song of Solomon 5:3I have put off my coat, how do I put it on? I have washed my feet, how do I defile them?
Isaiah 53:10And YHWH has delighted to crush Him, || He has made Him sick; If His soul makes an offering for guilt, || He sees [His] seed—He prolongs [His] days, || And the pleasure of YHWH prospers in His hand.
Matthew 26:40And He comes to the disciples, and finds them sleeping, and He says to Peter, “So! You were not able to watch with Me one hour!
Romans 8:32He who indeed did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him grant to 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 →