John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:36
Then cometh Jesus with them ,.... The eleven disciples, unto a place called Gethsemane ; the Syriac version calls it Ghedsiman; the Persic, Ghesmani, so the Arabic; the Vulgate Latin, and the Ethiopic, Gethsemani: in Munster's Hebrew Gospel, and in the Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions, it is called a "village"; and in the Ethiopic version, "a village of wine"; and in the Syriac and Persic versions, a place. Here, according to an Ethiopic writer, the Virgin Mary was buried by the... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:35
Peter saith unto him ,.... Mark says, "he spake the more vehemently", Mark 14:31 ; his spirits were raised to a greater pitch of resentment, and he expressed himself in stronger terms, and in more peremptory and self-confident language, though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee : he seems to have understood Christ, that he should suffer death, and that he would be in great danger himself, and therefore rather than lose his life would deny his master; wherefore he most... read more