matthew-26:41

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 26:40-41

Mark hath the same, Mark 14:37,Mark 14:38. Luke hath nothing of our Saviour’s going the second or third time, but hath some other passages, which we shall consider by and by; and telleth us but once of his finding the disciples asleep, which we shall also take notice of in their order. Whether Christ came this first time only to Peter, and James, and John, whom he had left nearer to him, or to the other eight, left at a farther distance, I cannot determine, but think the first most probable. He... 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

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:40-41

Matthew 26:40-41 I. How gently, yet how earnestly, does Christ call upon us to watch and pray, lest we enter into temptation. To watch and to pray; for of all those around Him some were sleeping and none were praying; so that they who watched were not watching with Him, but against Him. In our careless state of mind the call to us is to watch; in our over-busy state the call is to us to pray; in our hard state there is equal need for both. And even in our best moods, when we are at once sober... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:1-75

Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings ( Matthew 26:1 ),This is the end of now the Olivet discourse.He now said to his disciples, Now you know that in two days is the feast of the Passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified ( Matthew 26:1-2 ).Now this is interesting, because this apparently was on Monday, that Jesus gave the Olivet discourse. He had made His triumphant entry on Sunday, which is known as Palm Sunday, and then the next day He came back into... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 26:1-75

Matthew 26:2 . After two day is the passover. This is the literal import of the Greek word πασχα pascha, and the Hebrew word פסח pesach, because the Israelites, after eating the paschal lamb, passed over the Red sea. The jews had a tradition, probably from the prophets, that they should be delivered at the passover, which tradition is still in the Cabalists. And it is very remarkable, that Christ should redeem the world at the very festival when he redeemed the Hebrews from Egypt. He is... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 26:40-45

Matthew 26:40-45Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation Christian cautionWho sleeps by a magazine of gunpowder needs to take care even of sparks.Who walks on ice, let him not go star-gazing, but look to his feet, and take care of falling. “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation,” is a warning which no good man should disregard. (Sunday Teacher’s Treasury.)Watching unto prayerWhen an archer shoots his arrow at a mark, he likes to go and see whether he has hit it, or how near... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 26:41

41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Ver. 41. Watch and pray ] Yea, watch, while ye are praying, against corruption within, temptations without. Satan will be interrupting as the Pythoness did Paul praying, Acts 16:16 ; as the fowls did Abraham sacrificing, Genesis 15:11 ; as the enemies did Nehemiah with his Jews, building, who therefore prayed and watched, watched and prayed. Among all actions, Satan is ever busiest in... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 26:41

Watch: Matthew 24:42, Matthew 25:13, Mark 13:33-Haggai :, Mark 14:38, Luke 21:36, Luke 22:40, Luke 22:46, 1 Corinthians 16:13, Ephesians 6:18, 1 Peter 4:7, 1 Peter 5:8, Revelation 16:15 enter: Matthew 6:13, Proverbs 4:14, Proverbs 4:15, Luke 8:13, Luke 11:4, 1 Corinthians 10:13, 2 Peter 2:9, Revelation 3:10 the spirit: Psalms 119:4, Psalms 119:5, Psalms 119:24, Psalms 119:25, Psalms 119:32, Psalms 119:35-Haggai :, Psalms 119:115, Psalms 119:117, Psalms 119:1, Isaiah 26:8, Isaiah 26:9, Romans... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 26:41

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.The spirit — Your spirit: ye yourselves.The flesh — Your nature. How gentle a rebuke was this, and how kind an apology! especially at a time when our Lord's own mind was so weighed down with sorrow. read more