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Matthew 26:38

GriefDiscouragement and depressionLonelinessSuffering

36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.

37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

39 And 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.

40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”
KJV
Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
WEB
Then Jesus said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with me.”
ASV
Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: abide ye here, and watch with me.
DARBY
Then he says to them, My soul is very sorrowful even unto death; remain here and watch with me.
BLB
Then He says to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch with Me.”
ÅB
Da sier han til dem: «Sjelen min er bedrøvet til døden; bli her og våk med meg!»
OTB
Da sa han til dem, “Min sjel er dypt bedrøvet, til døden; bli her og våk med meg.”
B1930
Da sier han til dem: Min sjel er bedrøvet inntil døden; bli her og våk med mig!

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Cross references

  • John 12:27

    Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.

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  • 1 Peter 3:18

    For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

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  • 1 Peter 2:24

    Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

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  • Galatians 3:13

    Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

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  • Matthew 26:40–41

    And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

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  • 1 Peter 4:7

    But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

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  • Isaiah 53:10

    Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

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  • 2 Corinthians 5:21

    For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

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