Matthew Chapter 26, Verse 38
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38: τοτε λεγει αυτοις περιλυπος εστιν η ψυχη μου εως θανατου μεινατε ωδε και γρηγορειτε μετ εμου
38: Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even
unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
38: Then he saith to them: My soul is sorrowful even unto death. Stay
you here and watch with me.
My soul is exceeding sorrowful. His human nature-his soul- -was much and deeply affected and pressed down.
Even unto death. This denotes extreme sorrow and agony. The sufferings of death are the greatest of which we have any knowledge; they are the most feared and dreaded by man; and those sufferings are, therefore, put for extreme and indescribable anguish. The meaning may be thus expressed: My sorrows are so great, that under their burden I am ready to die; such is the anxiety of mind, that I seem to bear the pains of death!
Tarry ye here, and watch with me. The word rendered watch, means, literally, to abstain from sleep; then to be vigilant - to guard against danger. Here it seems to mean, to sympathize with him; to unite with him in seeking Divine support; and to prepare themselves for approaching dangers.
