Mark 14:34

34 And he said to them, My soul is sorrowful to the death; abide ye here, and wake ye with me. [+And he saith to them, My soul is sorrowful till to the death; sustain ye, or abide ye, here, and wake ye.]

Mark 14:34 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 14:34

And saith unto them
The above three disciples;

my soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death:
he was surrounded with sorrow, and it pressed him so hard, and close, on every side, that he was just ready to die with it:

tarry ye here, and watch:
in Matthew it is added, "with me": (See Gill on Matthew 26:38).

Mark 14:34 In-Context

32 And they came into a place, whose name is Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I pray. [+And they came into a place, to which the name was Gethsemane. And he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, the while I pray.]
33 And he took Peter and James and John with him, and began to dread, and to be distressed. [+And he taketh Peter and James and John with him, and began to dread, and to be heavy.]
34 And he said to them, My soul is sorrowful to the death; abide ye here, and wake ye with me. [+And he saith to them, My soul is sorrowful till to the death; sustain ye, or abide ye, here, and wake ye.]
35 And when he was gone forth a little, he felled down on the earth, and prayed, that if it might be, that the hour should pass from him. [+And when he had gone forth a little, he fell down on the earth, and prayed, that, if it might be, the hour should pass from him.]
36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things be possible to thee, bear over from me this cup; but not that I will, but that thou wilt, be done. [+And he said, Abba, Father, all things be possible to thee, turn from me this cup; but not that I will, but that thou wilt/but that that thou.]
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