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Matthew 26:36 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. "
Matthew 26:36
Verse in Context
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Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
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Matthew 26:1
"And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,"
Matthew 26:2
"Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified."
Matthew 26:3
"Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,"
Matthew 26:4
"And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill"
Matthew 26:5
"But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people."
Matthew 26:6
"Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,"
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