Matthew 26:26-45 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:35

Though I should die with thee ( κἀ Ì ν δε ì ῃ με συ Ì ν σοι Ì ἀποθανεῖν , even if I must die with thee ) . Christ's explanation of his meaning only drew from Peter a more energetic asseveration of his constancy even unto death. "He thought he was able," says St. Augustine, "because he felt that he wished." The other apostles made a similar assertion, and Jesus said no more, leaving time to prove the truth of his sad foreboding. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:36

Gethsemane (equivalent to "oil press"). Jesus retired thither for privacy and for prayer in anticipation of what was coming. St. John explains, "Where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples." This so called garden was situated a short distance from the bridge over the Kedron, at the foot of the Mount of Olives. It was a plantation of olives; and there are many of these trees, some of great age, still growing in the neighbourhood. The fanciful idea that some of these... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:36

Truths learnt in Gethsemane. A little garden on the side of the Mount of Olives is now shown to travellers as the garden of Gethsemane. It is enclosed with a wall. A few olive trees remain, possibly the descendants of those that covered Jesus with their shade. This spot is, however, too close to the city, and too near a main road, to have provided our Lord with the seclusion that he sought. Dr. Thomson tells of gardens a little further off, less than a mile from the city, and says that he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:36-46

The agedly of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane. ( Mark 14:32-42 ; Luke 22:39-46 ; John 18:1 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:36-46

The agony in the garden. Jesus, with his apostles, after the eventful moonlight walk from Jerusalem, came to a place at the foot of the Mount of Olives, called "Gethsemane," or the oil presses. Here he entered upon a scene the moral grandeur of which is only exceeded by that of Calvary. The olive in the oil press, like the grape in the wine press, was trodden (see Micah 6:15 ). The sufferings of the Lord in the garden were purely mental; those on the cross were physical also. Meditate... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:37

Peter and the two sons of Zebedee. These three had been privileged to behold his transfiguration, and that glimpse of his glory strengthened them to bear the partial sight of their dear Lord's sufferings. Did his human heart crave for sympathy, and did he desire not to be utterly alone at this awful crisis? We may well suppose so, as he was true Man, with all man's feelings and sensibilities. Began to be sorrowful and very heavy ( ἀδημονεῖν , to be sore dismayed ) . This word seems... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:38

My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death ( Jonah 4:9 ). Christ speaks here of the mental agony which he is enduring; he bides not from the faithful three that which weighs upon his heart, so excessive a strain that human nature must fail to endure it. We cannot gauge the anguish; we may suggest some of the causes of this sorrow. It was not merely the thought of bodily pain, though that would be long and excessive; there were other elements which made his sorrow like to no other... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:38

The Man of sorrows. Although this name is found in Messianic prophecy ( Isaiah 53:3 ), it would be wrong to suppose that there was no gladness in the life of Christ. He spoke of his joy ( John 15:11 ), and he delighted to do the will of God ( Psalms 40:8 ). So pure a life spent in doing good to men must have had a gladness which no earthly pleasure could bestow. Yet Jesus had sorrows which no man can measure. It is easier to understand the glory of the Transfiguration than the agony of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:39

He went a little further. Deeper into the wood, beneath the gloomy shadow of the olive trees, yet so as not to feel absolutely alone. St. Luke names the distance, "He was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast." By some clerical error the genuine reading, προελθω Ì ν , "having gone forward," has been altered in most of the best manuscripts into προσελθω Ì ν , "having approached." There can be no doubt that this latter reading is erroneous; and it is well, as occasion bids, to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:39

Gethsemane a representative conflict. Wherein does the scene of Calvary differ from the scene of Gethsemane? It would be easy to point out the sameness, the essential oneness, of the two scenes. But there is a difference. It lies in this: At Calvary the physical suffering is prominent. Our thought is sympathizingly occupied with our Lord's bodily agonies, and bleeding, breaking heart. At Gethsemane the physical is subordinate, the mental and spiritual are prominent; we are in the presence of... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:35

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:36

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:36

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:36-46

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:36-46

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:37

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:38

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:38

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:39

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:39

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