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Book of Matthew Chapter 26 - Read Chapter 26:36 - [In Context ]Then Jesus went with his followers to a place called Gethsemane. Jesus said to his followers, "Sit here while I go there and pray."
26:37 - [In Context ]Jesus told Peter and the two sons of Zebedee to come with him. Then Jesus began to be very sad and troubled.
26:38 - [In Context ]Jesus said to Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, "My soul is full of sorrow. My heart is breaking with sadness. Stay awake here with me and wait."
26:39 - [In Context ]Then Jesus walked a little farther away from them. Jesus fell to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, don't give me this cup F406 {of suffering}. But do what you want, not what I want."
26:40 - [In Context ]Then Jesus went back to his followers. Jesus found his followers sleeping. Jesus said to Peter, "You men could not stay awake with me for one hour?
26:41 - [In Context ]Stay awake and pray for strength against temptation. Your spirit wants to do what is right. But your body is weak."
26:42 - [In Context ]Then Jesus went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if it is not possible for this {painful} thing to be taken from me, and if I must do it, then I pray that what you want will be done."
26:43 - [In Context ]Then Jesus went back to the followers. Again Jesus found them sleeping. Their eyes were very tired.
26:44 - [In Context ]So Jesus left them and went away one more time and prayed. This third time he prayed, he said the same thing.
26:45 - [In Context ]Then Jesus went back to the followers and said, "You are still sleeping and resting? The time has come for the Son of Man F407 to be given to sinful people.
26:46 - [In Context ]Stand up! We must go. Here comes the man that is giving me {to my enemies}."
FOOTNOTES: F406: cup Jesus is talking about the bad things that will happen to him. Accepting these things will be very hard, like drinking a cup of something that tastes very bad.
F407: Son of Man A name Jesus used for himself. In Dan. 7:13-14, this is the name for the Messiah, the one God chose to save his people.
Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; WJD - What Jesus Did!; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; UTM - My Utmost for His Highest;
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