Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 26:40
Matthew 26:40. And he cometh unto the disciples Unto the three from whom he had withdrawn himself a little way; and findeth them asleep Notwithstanding the distress they saw him in, and the strict command that he had given them to watch. It seems a supernatural heaviness had fallen upon them. And saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? According to Mark, (who must be considered as peculiarly accurate in what relates to Peter, his gospel having been revised by that... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 26:36-45
Jesus’ agony in Gethsemane - This account is also recorded in Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-46; John 18:1.Matthew 26:36Then cometh ... - After the institution of the Lord’s Supper, in the early part of the night, he went out to the Mount of Olives.In his journey he passed over the brook Cedron John 18:1, which bounded Jerusalem on the east.Unto a place - John calls this “a garden.” This garden was on the western side of the Mount of Olives, and a short distance from Jerusalem. The word used by John... read more