Matthew 26:36-39 Then comes Jesus with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, Sit you here, while I go and pray yonder.… I. Gethsemane suggests our blessed Redeemer's longing for human sympathy. "Tarry ye here and watch with Me." It is a purely human feeling. II. Reminds us of the sacredness of human sorrow and Divine communion. III. Reveals the overwhelming depth and fulness of the Redeemer's sorrow. Reminds us of the will of Christ yielded to the will of the Father. IV. Has its lessons and influences for all our hearts. How it condemns sin! How it reveals the chiefest human virtue, and the power by which it may be attained! How it brings the Father close to our hearts in their sorrow and extremity! (W. H. Davison.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. |
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