Matthew 26:38
Then he saith to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
37And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to he sorrowful and full of anguish.
Cross References
Job 6:2O that my grief were weighed thoroughly! That my calamities were put together in the balance!
Psalms 88:14Why, O LORD! dost thou cast me off? Why hidest thou thy face from me?
Song of Solomon 5:3“I have taken off my vest [[said I]]; How shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; How shall I soil them?”
Isaiah 53:10It pleased Jehovah severely to bruise him; But when he hath made his life a sacrifice for sin, He shall see posterity; he shall prolong his days, And the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand.
Matthew 26:40And he cometh to the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and saith to Peter, Is it so that ye could not watch with me one hour?
Romans 8:32He who 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 →