Matthew 26:30-46 NIV,NKJV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:45

Then cometh he to his disciples ,.... The three that were nearest to him, "the third time", as Mark says, Mark 14:41 , and as it was, and saith unto them, sleep on now, and take your rest . The Evangelist Mark adds, "it is enough", Mark 14:41 ; which has induced some interpreters to think, that these words were spoken seriously by Christ: though the sense cannot be that they had watched sufficiently, and now might sleep, and take their rest, for they had not watched at all; but... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:46

Rise, let us be going ,.... Not to run away from the enemy, but to meet him: this was said, partly to arouse his sleepy disciples; and partly to show his love to his Father, and his submission to his will; as also to express the fortitude of his mind as man; he was now rid of his fears, and free from those agonies and dreadful apprehensions of things, he was but a little while ago possessed of; and likewise, to signify his willingness to be apprehended, and to suffer, and die, in the room of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:30

And when they had sung a hymn - Υμνησαντες means, probably, no more than a kind of recitative reading or chanting. As to the hymn itself, we know, from the universal consent of Jewish antiquity, that it was composed of Psalm 113:1-9 , Psalm 114:1-8 , 115, 116, Psalm 117:1-2 , and 118, termed by the Jews הלל halel , from הללו־יה halelu - yah , the first word in Psalm 113:1-9 . These six Psalms were always sung at every paschal solemnity. They sung this great hillel on... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:31

All ye shall be offended - Or rather, Ye will all be stumbled - παντες υμεις σκανδαλισθησεσθε - ye will all forsake me, and lose in a great measure your confidence in me. This night - The time of trial is just at hand. I will smite the shepherd - It will happen to you as to a flock of sheep, whose shepherd has been slain - the leader and guardian being removed, the whole flock shall be scattered, and be on the point of becoming a prey to ravenous beasts. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:32

But after I am risen again - Don't lose your confidence; for though I shall appear for a time to be wholly left to wicked men, and be brought under the power of death, yet I will rise again, and triumph over all your enemies and mine. I will go before you - Still alluding to the case of the shepherd and his sheep. Though the shepherd has been smitten and the sheep scattered, the shepherd shall revive again, collect the scattered flock, and go before them, and lead them to peace,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:33

Peter - said unto him, Though all men shall be offended - yet will I never - The presumptuous person imagines he can do every thing, and can do nothing: thinks he can excel all, and excels in nothing: promises every thing, and performs nothing. The humble man acts a quite contrary part. There is nothing we know so little of as ourselves - nothing we see less of than our own weakness and poverty. The strength of pride is only for a moment. Peter, though vainly confident, was certainly sincere... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:34

Jesus said - Our Lord's answer to Peter is very emphatic and impressive. Verily - I speak a solemn weighty truth, thou wilt not only be stumbled, fall off, and forsake thy Master, but thou wilt even deny that thou hast, or ever had, any knowledge of or connection with me; and this thou wilt do, not by little and little, through a long process of time, till the apostasy, daily gathering strength, shall be complete; but thou wilt do it this very night, and that not once only, but thrice; and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:35

Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee - He does not take the warning which his Lord gave him - he trusts in the warm, sincere attachment to Christ which he now feels, not considering that this must speedily fail, unless supported by the power of God. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:36

A place called Gethsemane - A garden at the foot of the mount of Olives. The name seems to be formed from גת gath , a press, and סמן shemen , oil; probably the place where the produce of the mount of Olives was prepared for use. The garden of the oil-press, or olive-press. Sit ye here - Or, stay in this place, while I go and pray yonder: and employ ye the time as I shall employ it - in watching unto prayer. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:37

And 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 - Λυπεισθαι , from λυω , to dissolve - exquisite sorrow, such as dissolves the natural vigor, and threatens to separate soul and body. And very... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:45

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:46

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:30

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:31

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:32

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:33

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:34

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:35

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:36

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:37

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