Matthew 26:38
then saith he to them, 'Exceedingly sorrowful is my soul — unto death; abide ye here, and watch with me.'
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
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 6:2O that my provocation were thoroughly weighed, And my calamity in balances They would lift up together!
Psalms 88:14Why, O Jehovah, castest Thou off my soul? Thou hidest Thy 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 Jehovah hath delighted to bruise him, He hath made him sick, If his soul doth make an offering for guilt, He seeth seed — he prolongeth days, And the pleasure of Jehovah in his hand doth prosper.
Matthew 26:40And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and he saith to Peter, 'So! ye were not able one hour to watch with me!
Romans 8:32He who indeed His own Son did not spare, but for us all did deliver him up, how shall He not also with him the all things grant to us?
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 →