Matthew 26:38

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 went with the disciples to a place called Gethsemane. He said to them, “Stay here while I go over there and pray.” 37He took Peter and Zebedee’s two sons with him. He was beginning to feel deep anguish. Then he said to them, “My anguish is so great that I feel as if I’m dying. Wait here, and stay awake with me.” 39After walking a little farther, he quickly bowed with his face to the ground and prayed, “Father, if it’s possible, let this cup ⌞of suffering⌟ be taken away from me. But let your will be done rather than mine.” 40When he went back to the disciples, he found them asleep. He said to Peter, “Couldn’t you stay awake with me for one hour?

Matthew 26:38 word by word

Τότε λέγει αὐτοῖς περίλυπός ἐστιν ἡ ψυχή μου ἕως θανάτου· μείνατε ὧδε καὶ γρηγορεῖτε μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• saith heλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• soulὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• soulψυχήpsuchē · soulG5590
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• exceeding sorrowfulπερίλυποςperilupos · sorrowfulG4036
• even untoἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
• tarry yeμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• hereὧδεhōde · hereG5602
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• watchγρηγορέωgrēgoreuō · to keep watchG1127
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326

Cross-references for Matthew 26:38

• Job 6:2“If only my grief could be weighed, if only my misery could be laid on the scales with it,
• Psalms 88:1O Lord God, my savior, I cry out to you during the day and at night.
• Psalms 116:3The ropes of death became tangled around me. The horrors of the grave took hold of me. I experienced pain and agony.
• Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by people. He was a man of sorrows, familiar with suffering. He was despised like one from whom people turn their faces, and we didn’t consider him to be worth anything.
• Romans 8:32God didn’t spare his own Son but handed him over ⌞to death⌟ for all of us. So he will also give us everything along with him.
• 2 Corinthians 5:21God had Christ, who was sinless, take our sin so that we might receive God’s approval through him.
• Galatians 3:13Christ paid the price to free us from the curse that the laws in Moses’ Teachings bring by becoming cursed instead of us. Scripture says, “Everyone who is hung on a tree is cursed.”
• 1 Peter 2:24Christ carried our sins in his body on the cross so that freed from our sins, we could live a life that has God’s approval. His wounds have healed you.
• 1 Peter 3:18This is true because Christ suffered for our sins once. He was an innocent person, but he suffered for guilty people so that he could bring you to God. His body was put to death, but he was brought to life through his spirit.
• Matthew 26:40When he went back to the disciples, he found them asleep. He said to Peter, “Couldn’t you stay awake with me for one hour?
• Matthew 25:13“So stay awake, because you don’t know the day or the hour.
• 1 Peter 4:7The end of everything is near. Therefore, practice self-control, and keep your minds clear so that you can pray.

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

Topics related to Matthew 26:38

• Gethsemane
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Peter
• Sorrow
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Adjure
• Blood
• Covenant
• Cup
• Curse
• Friend
• Guilty
• Heavy
• Hymn
• Kingdom

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