Mat 26:37 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 37. And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee ] That is, James and John; the same persons who had beheld his transfiguration on the mount-that they might contemplate this agony in the light of that glory which they had there seen; and so be kept from being stumbled by a view of his present humiliation. Began to be sorrowful ] λυπεισθαι, from λυω, to dissolve -exquisite sorrow, such as dissolves the natural vigour, and threatens to separate soul and body. And very heavy. ] Overwhelmed with anguish -αδημονειν. This word is used by the Greeks to denote the most extreme anguish which the soul can feel- excruciating anxiety and torture of spirit .

‏ Matthew 26:37

Verse 37. And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee] That is, James and John; the same persons who had beheld his transfiguration on the mount-that they might contemplate this agony in the light of that glory which they had there seen; and so be kept from being stumbled by a view of his present humiliation.

Began to be sorrowful] λυπεισθαι, from λυω, to dissolve-exquisite sorrow, such as dissolves the natural vigour, and threatens to separate soul and body.

And very heavy.] Overwhelmed with anguish-αδημονειν. This word is used by the Greeks to denote the most extreme anguish which the soul can feel-excruciating anxiety and torture of spirit.