He is at hand (ηγγικεν). The same verb and tense used of the hour above, present perfect active of εγγιζω, to draw near, the very …

Rise, let us be going. That is, probably, with them. Let us go wherever they will lead us. The time when I must die has …

Rise, let us be going—It is obvious that this phrase does not suggest flight, but rather a call to confront the danger.

Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betr…

St. Hilary of Poitiers: After His persevering prayer, after His departures and several returns, He takes away their fear, res…

Jesus’ words here form a gently ironic command. The hour of the Passion is near: it is too late to pray and gain strength for the temptations ahead…

Arise, let us go. By these words He declares that, after praying, He was equipped with new strength. He had formerly, indeed, been suffici…

Rise, let us be going
Not to run away from the enemy, but to meet him: this was said, partly to arouse his sleepy di…

He who made atonement for the sins of mankind submitted himself in a garden of suffering to the will of God, from which man had revolted in a garde…

After the institution of the new Sacrament has been related, Christ here foretells the future stumbling of the disciples. The Evangelist, first, es…