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
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