Matthew 26:30-46 NIV,NKJV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:45

Verse 45 Matthew 26:45.Sleep on now, and take your rest. It is plain enough, that Christ now speaks ironically, but we must, at the same time, attend to the object of the irony. For Christ, having gained nothing by warning his disciples, not only gives an indirect reproof of their indifference, but threatens, that how indolent so ever they may choose to be, no longer delay will be allowed them. The meaning therefore is, “Having hitherto wasted my words on you, I shall now come to exhort you;... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:46

Verse 46 46.Arise, let us go. By these words he declares that, after having prayed, he was furnished with new arms. He had formerly, indeed, been sufficiently voluntary as to dying; but, when he came to the point, he had a hard struggle with the weakness of the flesh, so that he would willingly have withdrawn from dying, provided that he had been permitted to do so with the good-will of his Father. He, therefore, obtained by prayers and tears (Hebrews 5:7) new strength from heaven; not that he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:14-50

Judas. By piecing together what the various Gospels tell us about Judas, we can see the process by which our Lord separated him from the rest. 1 . Our Lord indicated that among the disciples there was a traitor. Unable to detect the conscious look of guilt in the face of any of his companions, each, conscious of the deep, unfathomed capacity for evil in his own heart, can but frankly ask the Master, "Lord, is it I?" But there was one of them who did not join in the question. 2 .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:17-30

The last Supper. I. THE PREPARATION . 1 . The question of the disciples. It was now the first day of Unleavened Bread, "when the Passover must be killed"; apparently, therefore, the fourteenth of Nisan, which seems to have been sometimes regarded as the beginning of the feast (see Josephus, 'War of the Jews,' Matthew 5:3 . 1), though the fifteenth was legally the first day. It is possible, therefore, that the disciples may have come to our Lord at the beginning of the fourteenth,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:17-30

The Lord's Supper. The institution of the Holy Supper was in connection with the eating of the Passover. The occasion was most appropriate and significant; for the Jewish feast had been instituted to foreshadow what the Christian festival was founded to commemorate (see 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 ). The two sacraments of Christianity express all that was expressed in the entire circle of the ceremonial law, and more. All the washings are embodied in the sacrament of baptism; all the sacrifices... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:30

When they had sung an hymn. This was probably the second portion of the Hallel. Before this, however, the Lord spake the discourses and the prayer recorded so lovingly and carefully by St. John (John 14-17.). They went out. Which they could not lawfully have done had they been celebrating the usual Jewish Passover (see Exodus 12:22 ). Though it is possible that many modifications of the original ritual had been gradually introduced, yet Christ so strictly observed the Law that he would... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:30-35

Jesus announces the desertion of the apostles, and the denial of Peter. ( Mark 14:26-31 ; Luke 22:34 ; John 13:36-38 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:31

Then saith Jesus. The warning, according to the other evangelists, was given in the upper chamber, unless, as is very unlikely, it was twice repeated (see Luke 22:31-34 ; John 13:36-38 ). The "then" of St. Matthew must not be taken strictly as denoting exact chronological sequence, but as marking a change of scene or a new incident. All ye shall be offended because of me ( ἐν ἐμοι ì , in me ) . There is an emphasis on "all ye;" even ye eleven, who have been steadfast... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:31-35

Strength and weakness. After the admonitory incident of the last Passover, which separated the unhappy Iscariot from the apostleship, Jesus, journeying with the eleven towards the Mount of Olives, proceeded to caution them against the weakness which he discerned in them. He is not our truest friend who conceals from us our faults. I. IN JESUS WE SEE THE ENSHRINEMENT OF DIVINE STRENGTH . 1 . In his all-comprehensive knowledge. 2 . In his all-enduring... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:31-46

The Mount of Olives. I. THE CONVERSATION BY THE WAY . 1 . The Lord ' s prediction that all should forsake him. Partly in the upper room, partly on the way, the Lord had uttered those most sacred and precious words which St. John was led by the Holy Spirit to preserve in those chapters which have well been called the holiest of the holy. St. Matthew relates only one thing which passed as they went in the late evening, in the solemn light of the Paschal moon, their hearts,... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:45

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:46

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:14-50

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:17-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:17-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:30

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:30-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:31

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:31-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:31-46

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