American Standard Version
Matthew 26:38
38Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: abide ye here, and watch with me.
Matthew 26:38 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
- New International Version (NIV)Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.”
Context of Matthew 26:38
36Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto his disciples, Sit ye here, while I go yonder and pray. 37And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and sore troubled. Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: abide ye here, and watch with me. 39And he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt. 40And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
Read all of Matthew 26Matthew 26:38 word by word
Τότε λέγει αὐτοῖς περίλυπός ἐστιν ἡ ψυχή μου ἕως θανάτου· μείνατε ὧδε καὶ γρηγορεῖτε μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 26:38
- Job 6:2Oh that my vexation were but weighed, And all my calamity laid in the balances!
- Psalms 88:1O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.
- Psalms 116:3The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
- Isaiah 53:3He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not.
- Romans 8:32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?
- 2 Corinthians 5:21Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
- Galatians 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
- 1 Peter 2:24who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.
- 1 Peter 3:18Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;
- Matthew 26:40And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
- Matthew 25:13Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.
- 1 Peter 4:7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer:
Commentaries on Matthew 26:38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38Then saith he - Then saith - Jesus: - I have added the word Jesus, ̔ , on the authority of a multitude of eminent MSS. See them in Griesbach. My soul is exceeding sorrowful, (or, is surrounded with exceeding sorrow), even unto death - This latter word explains the two former: My soul is so dissolved in sorrow, my spirit is filled with such agony and anguish, that, if speedy succor be not given to my body, death must be the speedy consequence. Now, the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36-45Verses 36-45 Jesus‘ agony in Gethsemane - This account is also recorded in Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-46; John 18:1. Matthew 26:36 Then cometh - After the institution of the Lord‘s Supper, in the early part of the night, he went out to the Mount of Olives. In his journey he passed over the brook Cedron John 18:1, which bounded Jerusalem on the east. Unto a place - John calls this “a garden.” This garden was on the western side of the Mount of Olives, and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-46Verses 36-46 He who made atonement for the sins of mankind, submitted himself in a garden of suffering, to the will of God, from which man had revolted in a garden of pleasure. Christ took with him into that part of the garden where he suffered his agony, only those who had witnessed his glory in his transfiguration. Those are best prepared to suffer with Christ, who have by faith beheld his glory. The words used denote the most entire dejection…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38consumed with sorrow: See John 12:27; compare with Psalms 42:5–6, 11; 43:5.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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