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 them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became anguished and distressed. Then he said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me.” 39Going a little farther, he threw himself down with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if possible, let this cup pass from me! Yet not what I will, but what you will.” 40Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “So, 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“Oh, if only my grief could be weighed, and my misfortune laid on the scales too!
• Psalms 88:1O Lord God who delivers me! By day I cry out and at night I pray before you.
• Psalms 116:3The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.
• Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
• Romans 8:32Indeed, he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all – how will he not also, along with him, freely give us all things?
• 2 Corinthians 5:21God made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we would become the righteousness of God.
• Galatians 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us (because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”)
• 1 Peter 2:24He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we may cease from sinning and live for righteousness. By his wounds you were healed.
• 1 Peter 3:18Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring you to God, by being put to death in the flesh but by being made alive in the spirit.
• Matthew 26:40Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “So, couldn’t you stay awake with me for one hour?
• Matthew 25:13Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour.
• 1 Peter 4:7For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of 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

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