And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
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Gill's Exposition
And he went forward a little,.... About a stone's cast, Luk 22:41,
and fell on the ground, and prayed; he fell on his face to the ground, which was a praying posture. One of the Jewish canons…
See the notes at Mat 26:36-46. Mar 14:36 Ἀββα Abba This word denotes “father.” It is a Syriac word, and is used by the Saviour as a word denoting filial affection and tenderness. Compare Rom 8:15.…
Christ is here entering upon his sufferings, and begins with those which were the sorest of all his sufferings, those in his soul. Here we have him in his agony; this melancholy story we had in…
Cambridge Bible
My soul is exceeding sorrowful Here again we have a remarkable word. We met with it before (ch. Mar 6:26), where "Herod is said to have been "exceeding sorry" at the request for the Baptist's head; St…
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