Matthew 26:37

Matthew 26:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
• New International Version (NIV)He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.

Context of Matthew 26:37

35Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. 36Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. 38Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. 39And 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 not as I will, but as thou wilt.

Matthew 26:37 word by word

Καὶ παραλαβὼν τὸν Πέτρον καὶ τοὺς δύο υἱοὺς Ζεβεδαίου ἤρξατο λυπεῖσθαι καὶ ἀδημονεῖν.¶Read the interlinear

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he took with himπαραλαμβάνωparalambanō · to takeG3880
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• theυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• of ZebedeeΖεβεδαῖοςZebedaios · ZebedeeG2199
• and beganἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
• to be sorrowfulλυπέωlupeō · to grieveG3076
• very heavyἀδημονέωadēmoneō · be distressedG85

Cross-references for Matthew 26:37

• Matthew 4:18And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
• Matthew 17:1And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
• Matthew 20:20Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
• Mark 5:37And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
• Mark 14:33And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
• Luke 22:44And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
• John 12:27Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.

Commentaries on Matthew 26:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee - That is, James and John; the same persons who had beheld his transfiguration on the mount - that they might contemplate this agony in the light of that glory which they had there seen; and so be kept from being stumbled by a view of his present humiliation. Began to be sorrowful - , from , to dissolve - exquisite sorrow, such as dissolves the natural vigor, and threatens to separate soul and body…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. 37He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee: Peter, James, and John were probably the leaders of the apostles. They received special revelation (Peter, James, and John were present at the Transfiguration, where they saw Jesus transformed on the mountain, Matthew 17:1–13). They stayed with Jesus during this difficult time. Jesus felt sorrow and distress as he thought about the Father’s plan for him (see Matthew 27:45–46). Though he had never sinned…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 26:37

• Gethsemane
• James
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Peter
• Sorrow

In the dictionaries

• Peter
• Zebedee
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Adjure
• Blood
• Covenant
• Cup
• Curse
• Friend
• Guilty

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