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Matthew 26:38
38Then he says to them, My soul is very sorrowful even unto death; remain 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 Jesus comes with them to a place called Gethsemane, and says to the disciples, Sit here until I go away and pray yonder. 37And taking with [him] Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and deeply depressed. Then he says to them, My soul is very sorrowful even unto death; remain here and watch with me. 39And going forward a little he fell upon his face, praying and saying, My Father, if it be possible let this cup pass from me; but not as I will, but as thou [wilt]. 40And he comes to the disciples and finds them sleeping, and says to Peter, Thus ye have not been able to watch one hour with me?
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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 grief were thoroughly weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances!
- Psalms 88:1Jehovah, God of my salvation, I have cried by day [and] in the night before thee.
- Psalms 116:3The bands of death encompassed me, and the anguish of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow:
- Isaiah 53:3He is despised and left alone of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, and like one from whom [men] hide their faces; — despised, and we esteemed him not.
- Romans 8:32He who, yea, has not spared his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him grant us all things?
- 2 Corinthians 5:21Him who knew not sin he has made sin for us, that we might become God's righteousness in him.
- Galatians 3:13Christ has redeemed us out of the curse of the law, having become a curse for us, (for it is written, Cursed [is] every one hanged upon a tree,)
- 1 Peter 2:24who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, in order that, being dead to sins, we may live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye have been healed.
- 1 Peter 3:18for Christ indeed has once suffered for sins, [the] just for [the] unjust, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in flesh, but made alive in [the] Spirit,
- Matthew 26:40And he comes to the disciples and finds them sleeping, and says to Peter, Thus ye have not been able to watch one hour with me?
- Matthew 25:13Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.
- 1 Peter 4:7But the end of all things is drawn nigh: be sober therefore, and be watchful unto prayers;
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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