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Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Matthew 26:31-46

FOURTH SECTIONPROMISES TO THE DISCIPLES; AND CHRIST IN GETHSEMANE26:31–46(Mark 14:27-42; Luke 22:31-46; John 13:36 to John 18:1)31Then [in going out to the Mount of Olives] saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall [will] be offended because of me [at me] this night: for it is written, I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad (Zechariah 13:7). 32But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. 33Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Matthew 26:36-46

Matthew GETHSEMANE, THE OIL-PRESS Mat_26:36 - Mat_26:46 . One shrinks from touching this incomparable picture of unexampled sorrow, for fear lest one’s finger-marks should stain it. There is no place here for picturesque description, which tries to mend the gospel stories by dressing them in to-day’s fashions, nor for theological systematisers and analysers of the sort that would ‘botanise upon their mother’s grave.’ We must put off our shoes, and feel that we stand on holy ground. Though... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 26:36-46

the Hour When the Flesh Was Weak Matthew 26:36-46 In human life there is a close connection between our hymns and our olive-presses. We pass from the supper to the garden, from the emblems to the reality. But not all can enter into the fellowship of our Lord’s unknown sufferings. Paul longed to do this that he might realize also the power of His resurrection, Philippians 3:10 . Our Lord longs for the sympathy which will keep awake for love of Him, though it may not understand all that is in... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 26:1-75

The Lord now reverted to the theme of His coming suffering, telling the disciples with great definiteness of the time-"after two days"; and of the event-"The Son of Man is delivered up to be crucified." Meanwhile the priests and elders were assembled in secret conclave, plotting how they might secure Him in order to silence His voice by putting Him to death. Whether the story of the alabaster cruse was in chronological order is of little moment. It is a revelation of perhaps the most wonderful... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:36-46

Agony In The Garden (26:36-46). Jesus and His disciples arrive in Gethsemane. We who know what to expect recognise that the crucial hour has come, but it is salutary to recognise that prior to His ordeal Jesus finds it necessary to pray. Aware of something of what lies ahead His prayer is agony as He seeks to ensure that what He is facing is really His Father’s will. As with His not knowing the time of His coming (Matthew 24:36) it is a sign of His true humanity that He has to verify the path... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:44

‘And he left them again, and went away, and prayed a third time, saying again the same words.’ The same pattern is repeated, but Matthew feels that he has already said enough to convey the essence of what happened. Unlike Luke he does not bring out the growing intensity of Jesus’ anguish. He has packed all the obvious anguish into the first prayer. He does, however, want us to know that it has not gone away, and that it endures. ‘He said the same words’, and note the repetition of ‘again’. He... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:36-46

Matthew 26:36-1 Corinthians : . Gethsemane ( Mark 14:32-Luke : *, Luke 22:39-1 Corinthians :).— Mt. is in closest agreement with Mk., except that he gives the words of the second prayer and states definitely that Jesus prayed a third time. Matthew 26:45. A question (see Moffatt’ s tr.). read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 26:44-46

Mark saith nothing of this third praying, but saith, Mark 14:41,Mark 14:42, And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betray me is at hand. What the meaning of saying the same words is, we heard before; praying to the same sense, or saying the same thing, or matter, though using other words, as it is plain he hid. Luke tells us,... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 26:36-46

CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 26:36. Gethsemane = “the oil press.”—On the slope of the Mount of Olives. Probably there was, or had been, in it a press for the manufacture of olive oil. The identity of this garden with the traditional spot is disputed.Matthew 26:45-46. Sleep on now.… Rise, let us be going.—The sudden transition may be explained either (1) by regarding the first words as intended for a rebuke, or else (2) at that very moment Judas appeared, and the time for action had come. The short,... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:36-46

Matthew 26:36-46 Gethsemane. I. The first thing to which we direct attention, is the intense severity of the suffering which now overwhelmed and oppressed the mind of Christ. The extreme severity of Christ's sufferings in the garden are indicated by several circumstances. (1) It appears that as soon as He had retired with the three disciples who were permitted to be near Him, the internal conflict commenced, and a sudden change took place in His appeareance. "He began to be sorrowful and very... read more

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