Matthew 26:38 meaning and explanation
Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”
Matthew 26:38, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus speaks these words in Gethsemane, taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee aside while the other disciples wait nearby. He has just told them his soul is deeply grieved, and now he names the depth of it: sorrow strong enough to threaten death.
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