Matthew 26:38

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	Τότε Tote	G5119	the when · adverb
he	λέγει legei	G3004	properly · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
them	αὐτοῖς autois	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine
My	μοῦ moû	G3450	of me
soul	ψυχή psuchē	G5590	breath · noun — nominative singular feminine
is	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
exceeding sorrowful	περίλυπός perilupos	G4036	grieved all around · adjective — nominative singular feminine
even unto	ἕως he'ōs	G2193	a conjunction · preposition
death	θανάτου· thanatou	G2288	(properly · noun — genitive singular masculine
tarry ye	μείνατε meinate	G3306	to stay (in a given place · verb — aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural
here	ὧδε hōde	G5602	in this same spot · adverb
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
watch	γρηγορεῖτε grēgoreite	G1127	to keep awake · verb — present active imperative, 2nd person plural
with	μετ᾽ met᾽	G3326	properly · preposition
me	ἐμοῦ emoû	G1700	of me

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

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.
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…
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 qu…
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, h…
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?
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:
1 Peter 4:7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
Job 6:2-4 Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

John Gill on Matthew 26:38

Then saith he unto them,.... The three disciples, Peter, James, and John, who, by his looks and gestures, might know somewhat of the inward distress of his mind; yet he choose to express it to them in words, saying, my soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death. That Christ had an human soul, as well as an human body, is clear from hence; and which was possessed of the same passions as ours are, but without sin, such as joy, love, grief, sorrow, &c. and at this time its sorrows were exceeding great: his soul was beset all around with the sins of his people; these took hold on him, and encompassed him, which must, in the most sensible manner, affect his pure and spotless mind; the sorrows…

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John Calvin on Matthew 26:36-44

Matthew 26:36-44 Matthew 26:36-44 Mark 14:32-40 Luke 22:39-46 36. Then Jesus cometh with them to a place which is called Gethsemane, and saith to the disciples, Sit here until I go yonder and pray. 37. And, having taken with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be affected with grief and sorrow. 38. Then Jesus saith to them, My soul is sorrowful, even to death: remain here, and watch with me. 39. And proceeding a little farther, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; but yet not as I will, but as thou wilt. 40. And he came to the disciples, and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, Couldst not thou watch with me…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 26:38

crushed with grief: See John 12:27; cp. Pss 42:5-6, 11; 43:5.

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The Church Fathers

"My soul," says He, "is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death; " and "the bread that I will give is my flesh, (which I will give) for the life of the world.
— Tertullian, On the Flesh of Christ

(ill. Luc. 22:43.) He is sorrowful, yet not Himself, but His soul; not His Wisdom, not His divine Substance, but His soul, for He took upon Him my soul, and my body.
— Ambrose of Milan ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

For He showed to what belongs (the incidents of) being destroyed, thrown down, and kept down-even to that to which it also appertains to be lifted and raised up again; although He was at the same time bearing about with Him "a soul that was trembling even unto death," but which did not fall through death, because even the Scripture informs us that "He spoke of His body.
— Tertullian, On the Resurrection of the Flesh

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Dictionary and topics

Gethsemane · Jesus betrayed in — Jesus betrayed in
Human Nature Of Christ, The · Is proved by his: Having a human soul — Is proved by his: Having a human soul
Humility Of Christ, The · Exhibited in his: Submitting to sufferings — Exhibited in his: Submitting to sufferings
Peter · .In the gar — .In the gar
Sorrow · Of Jesus — Of Jesus
Watchfulness · Christ an example of — Christ an example of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).