Matthew 26:38
Then saith he to them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even to death: tarry 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 very heavy.
Cross References
Job 6:2Oh that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!
Psalms 88:14LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
Song of Solomon 5:3I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?
Isaiah 53:10Yet it pleased the LORD 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 the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
Matthew 26:40And he cometh to the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith to 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 with him also 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 →