Luke 22:39

The Garden of Gethsemane

39 1And He came out and proceeded 2as was His custom to 3the Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him.

Luke 22:39 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:39

And he came out
That is, "Christ", as the Persic version; or the "Lord Jesus", as the Ethiopic version expresses; he came out of the guestchamber, or upper room, and out of the house where he had been keeping the passover with his disciples; and he came out of the city of Jerusalem, to begin his sorrows and sufferings without the camp, where he was to end them:

and went, as he was wont, to the Mount of Olives.
This had been his practice and custom for several nights past, as appears from ( Luke 21:37 ) . Hence Judas knew the place he now went to, and could direct the soldiers and officers where to go, and apprehend him; and this shows the willingness of Christ to be taken, in order to suffer and die; otherwise he would have gone to another place, and not this. The Ethiopic version adds, "to pray", as he did; and, as very likely he was used; for he would sometimes continue a whole night in prayer on a mountain; see ( Luke 6:12 )

and his disciples also followed him;
eleven of them, for Judas was now gone to the chief priests to inform them where Christ was going, that they might seize him: but the other disciples followed him, which was so ordered, that they might be witnesses of his sorrows and agonies in the garden, and of his being betrayed by Judas, and apprehended by the Jews; though upon this they forsook him and fled.

Luke 22:39 In-Context

37 "For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me, 'AND HE WAS NUMBERED WITH TRANSGRESSORS '; for that which refers to Me has its fulfillment."
38 They said, "Lord , look, here are two swords." And He said to them, "It is enough."
39 And He came out and proceeded as was His custom to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him.
40 When He arrived at the place, He said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation."
41 And He withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and began to pray,

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Cross References 3

  • 1. Matthew 26:30; Mark 14:26; John 18:1
  • 2. Luke 21:37
  • 3. Matthew 21:1
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