Matthew 26:38 Parallel Translations

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."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye 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.

BBE:

Then says he to them, My soul is very sad, even to death: keep watch with me here.

DBY:

Then he says to them, My soul is very sorrowful even unto death; remain here and watch with me.

ERV:

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

WEY:

and He said to them, "My soul is crushed with anguish to the very point of death; wait here, and keep awake with me."

WBS:

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

WEB:

Then he said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here, and watch with me."

YLT:

then saith he to them, 'Exceedingly sorrowful is my soul -- unto death; abide ye here, and watch with me.'

Matthew 26:38 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 26:40 And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "So, you men could not keep watch with Me for one hour?

Matthew 26:41 "Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

John 12:27 "Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, 'Father, save Me from this hour '? But for this purpose I came to this hour. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

26:38 {10} Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
(10) Christ, a true man, who is about to suffer the punishment which we should have suffered for forsaking God, is forsaken by his own: he has a terrible conflict with the horror and fear of the curse of God: out of which he, since he escaped as a conqueror, causes us not to be afraid of death any more.

PNT:

26:38 My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death. The weight of woe was literally crushing out the Savior's life.
Tarry ye here, and watch with me. He had wished his chosen disciples to be near him in his woe; and yet, as it advanced, he felt that he must retire even from them, and be alone with himself and his Father.

MHC:

26:36-46 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, amazement, anguish, and horror of mind; the state of one surrounded with sorrows, overwhelmed with miseries, and almost swallowed up with terror and dismay. He now began to be sorrowful, and never ceased to be so till he said, It is finished. He prayed that, if possible, the cup might pass from him. But he also showed his perfect readiness to bear the load of his sufferings; he was willing to submit to all for our redemption and salvation. According to this example of Christ, we must drink of the bitterest cup which God puts into our hands; though nature struggle, it must submit. It should be more our care to get troubles sanctified, and our hearts satisfied under them, than to get them taken away. It is well for us that our salvation is in the hand of One who neither slumbers nor sleeps. All are tempted, but we should be much afraid of entering into temptation. To be secured from this, we should watch and pray, and continually look unto the Lord to hold us up that we may be safe. Doubtless our Lord had a clear and full view of the sufferings he was to endure, yet he spoke with the greatest calmness till this time. Christ was a Surety, who undertook to be answerable for our sins. Accordingly he was made sin for us, and suffered for our sins, the Just for the unjust; and Scripture ascribes his heaviest sufferings to the hand of God. He had full knowledge of the infinite evil of sin, and of the immense extent of that guilt for which he was to atone; with awful views of the Divine justice and holiness, and the punishment deserved by the sins of men, such as no tongue can express, or mind conceive. At the same time, Christ suffered being tempted; probably horrible thoughts were suggested by Satan that tended to gloom and every dreadful conclusion: these would be the more hard to bear from his perfect holiness. And did the load of imputed guilt so weigh down the soul of Him of whom it is said, He upholdeth all things by the word of his power? into what misery then must those sink whose sins are left upon their own heads! How will those escape who neglect so great salvation?

CONC:

Abide Anguish Awake Crushed Death Deeply Exceeding Exceedingly Grieved Overwhelmed Point Sad Says Sorrow Sorrowful Soul Stay Tarry Wait Watch

Abide Anguish Awake Crushed Death Deeply Exceeding Exceedingly Grieved Overwhelmed Point Sad Sorrow Sorrowful Soul Tarry Wait Watch

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