# Matthew 26.36-46 **Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 34. Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 35. Peter saith unto him, Even if I must die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. > > **36. Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto his disciples, Sit ye here, while I go yonder and pray. 37. And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and sore troubled. 38. Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: abide ye here, and watch with me. 39. And he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt. 40. And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 41. Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 42. Again a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, My Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, thy will be done. 43. And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 44. And he left them again, and went away, and prayed a third time, saying again the same words. 45. Then cometh he to the disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46. Arise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that betrayeth me.** > > 47. And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priest and elders of the people. 48. Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he: take him. (Matthew 26:34-48, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 34. Jesus said to him, “Most certainly I tell you that tonight, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” 35. Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you.” All of the disciples also said likewise. > > **36. Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go there and pray.” 37. He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and severely troubled. 38. Then he said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here, and watch with me.” 39. He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.” 40. He came to the disciples, and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What, couldn’t you watch with me for one hour? 41. Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 42. Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cup can’t pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done.” 43. He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 44. He left them again, went away, and prayed a third time, saying the same words. 45. Then he came to his disciples, and said to them, “Sleep on now, and take your rest. Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46. Arise, let’s be going. Behold, he who betrays me is at hand.”** > > 47. While he was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48. Now he who betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, “Whoever I kiss, he is the one. Seize him.” (Matthew 26:34-48, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 34. Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 35. Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. > > **36. Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 37. And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. 38. Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. 39. And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. 40. And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 41. Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 42. He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. 43. And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy. 44. And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 45. Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46. Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.** > > 47. And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48. Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. (Matthew 26:34-48, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 34. Jesus said to him, 'Verily I say to thee, that, this night, before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me.' 35. Peter saith to him, 'Even if it may be necessary for me to die with thee, I will not deny thee;' in like manner also said all the disciples. > > **36. Then come with them doth Jesus to a place called Gethsemane, and he saith to the disciples, 'Sit ye here, till having gone away, I shall pray yonder.' 37. And having taken Peter, and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful, and to be very heavy; 38. then saith he to them, 'Exceedingly sorrowful is my soul, unto death; abide ye here, and watch with me.' 39. And having gone forward a little, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, 'My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou.' 40. And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and he saith to Peter, 'So! ye were not able one hour to watch with me! 41. watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.' 42. Again, a second time, having gone away, he prayed, saying, 'My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from me except I drink it, Thy will be done;' 43. and having come, he findeth them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 44. And having left them, having gone away again, he prayed a third time, saying the same word; 45. then cometh he unto his disciples, and saith to them, 'Sleep on henceforth, and rest! lo, the hour hath come nigh, and the Son of Man is delivered up to the hands of sinners. 46. Rise, let us go; lo, he hath come nigh who is delivering me up.'** > > 47. And while he is yet speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve did come, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48. And he who did deliver him up did give them a sign, saying, 'Whomsoever I will kiss, it is he: lay hold on him;' (Matthew 26:34-48, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - [G5590 - psyche](/codex/g5590-psyche/), *psyche*, Strong's G5590 - [G2288 - thanatos](/codex/g2288-thanatos/), *thanatos*, Strong's G2288 - [G3860 - paradidomi](/codex/g3860-paradidomi/), *paradidomi*, Strong's G3860 - [G4561 - sarx](/codex/g4561-sarx/), *sarx*, Strong's G4561 - [G0863 - aphiemi](/codex/g0863-aphiemi/), *aphiemi*, Strong's G0863 - [G1453 - egeiro](/codex/g1453-egeiro/), *egeiro*, Strong's G1453 ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Cursed Messiah Objection Defeater](/codex/cursed-messiah-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 26.39](/codex/matthew-26-39/) - [Jesus is Not a Human Sacrifice (Defeater)](/codex/jesus-is-not-a-human-sacrifice-defeater/), via [Matthew 26.39](/codex/matthew-26-39/) - [Necessity of the Incarnation](/codex/necessity-of-the-incarnation/), via [Matthew 26.38](/codex/matthew-26-38/) - [No One Can Die For Another Objection Defeater](/codex/no-one-can-die-for-another-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 26.39](/codex/matthew-26-39/) **Concepts:** - [Can God Have Lackful Emotions](/codex/can-god-have-lackful-emotions/), via [Matthew 26.37-38](/codex/matthew-26-37-38/) - [Christianity](/codex/christianity/), via [Matthew 26.39-42](/codex/matthew-26-39-42/) - [God is Impossible Paradox Cluster](/codex/god-is-impossible-paradox-cluster/), via [Matthew 26.38](/codex/matthew-26-38/) - [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 26](/codex/matthew-26/) - [Spirit of Slumber](/codex/spirit-of-slumber/), via [Matthew 26.41](/codex/matthew-26-41/) - [Theandric Activities](/codex/theandric-activities/), via [Matthew 26.39](/codex/matthew-26-39/) - [Trinity](/codex/trinity/), via [Matthew 26.39-42](/codex/matthew-26-39-42/) - [Trinity Common Objections](/codex/trinity-common-objections/), via [Matthew 26.39-42](/codex/matthew-26-39-42/) **People:** - [James the Greater](/codex/james-the-greater/), via [Matthew 26.37](/codex/matthew-26-37/) **Lexicon:** - [G1096 - ginomai](/codex/g1096-ginomai/), via [Matthew 26.42](/codex/matthew-26-42/) - [G3860 - paradidomi](/codex/g3860-paradidomi/), via [Matthew 26.45-48](/codex/matthew-26-45-48/) - [G4561 - sarx](/codex/g4561-sarx/), via [Matthew 26.41](/codex/matthew-26-41/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.