Mark 14:34

And he said to them, My soul is sorrowful [till] to the death; abide ye here, and wake ye with me, (or wait here, and keep watch with me, or wait here, and stay awake).

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.

In Context

33And he took Peter and James and John with him, and began to dread, and to be distressed, [or to be heavy], (or and began to have fear, and to be grieved).

35And when he was gone forth a little, he felled down on the earth (or he fell down on the ground), and prayed, that if it might be, that the hour should pass from him.

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Cross References

Isaiah 53:3despised, and the last of men, a man of sorrows, and knowing sickness. And his cheer was as hid (from us), and despised; wherefore and we areckoned not him. (he was despised, and the last of men, a man of sorrows, and knowing of suffering. And we hid our faces from him, for we despised him, and regarded him as if he was nothing, or of no account.)

Lamentations 1:12A! all ye that pass by the way, perceive, and see, if any sorrow is as my sorrow; for he gathered away (my) grapes from me, as the Lord spake in the day of wrath of his strong vengeance. (O all ye who go on the way! look, and see, if there is any sorrow like my sorrow; for he hath afflicted me, like the Lord said that he would, on the day of the wrath of his strong vengeance.)

Mark 14:37And he came (back), and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? mightest thou not wake with me one hour? (or could thou not keep watch with me, or stay awake with me, for one hour?)

Ephesians 6:18By all prayer and beseeching pray ye all time in (the) Spirit, and in him waking in all busyness, and beseeching for all holy men [or for all (the) saints]. (By all prayer and beseeching pray all the time in the Spirit, and in him keeping watch with all diligence, and beseeching for all of God’s people.)

1 Peter 5:8Be ye sober, and wake ye, (or Be resolute, and be on watch), for your adversary, the devil, as a roaring lion goeth about, seeking whom he shall 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 →

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