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He said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here, and watch."
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The Crushing Weight of Sin
Commentators emphasize that Jesus' sorrow was not mere sadness but a soul-crushing agony, 'even unto death.' Matthew Henry explains this suffering was caused by the spiritual weight of our sin being laid upon Him. As He was 'made a curse for us,' He experienced the full emotional cost of our redemption, which should cause believers to view their own sin with great seriousness.
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19th Century
Baptist
These three were to make his closest bodyguard, to inform him if any came.
Gethsemane was a garden located somewhere on the lower slopes of the Mount of Olives, in which there were olive trees and olive presses. It was one…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And says to them The above three disciples;
my soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death
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Presbyterian
Christ's sufferings began with the most severe of all: those in His soul. He began to be greatly distressed—words not used in Matthew, but very ful…
