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Matthew 26:35

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Peter said unto him, Though I shall die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. Here again Peter contradicts his Master straight to his face. It was a pity that he should have boasted once after his Lord’s plain prophecy that all the disciples would that night be offended; but it was shameful that Peter should...

Matthew 26:35

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. It is a great pity that peter said this after he had received so plain a warning from his Master, yet he was not alone in his boasting. Mat_26:35. Likewise also said all the disciples. They all felt quite sure that, under no circumstances, could they be so base as to...

Matthew 26:36-39

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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. And he went...

Matthew 26:36-40

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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. And he went...

Matthew 26:40

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And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Peter had constituted himself the spokesman of the apostolic company, so the Master addressed the question to him, though it also applied to his companions: “What, could ye not watch with me one hour?” They had all declared...

Matthew 26:41-45

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Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 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. And he came and found them asleep again; for their eyes were heavy. And he left them, and went away...

Matthew 26:41

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Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Admire the tenderness of Jesus in making this apology for his disciples. What he said about them was true: but it is not everybody who would have uttered that gentle truth at such a trying time. Dear friends, make excuses for one another...

Matthew 26:42-44

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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. And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy. And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. You cannot use much variety of language when...

Matthew 26:45-46

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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. Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me. May the Master never have to say this concerning any one of us, for his dear name’s sake! Amen. This...

Matthew 26:57

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And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. It was night, but these wicked men could sit up for this gruel deed, to judge the Lord of glory, and to put the innocent One to shame. They “led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were...

Matthew 26:58

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But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest’s palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end. I have heard Peter represented as if he did wrong to follow Christ “afar off.” I think he was the bravest of all the apostles, for scarcely one of them followed Christ at all at that time. Afterwards, John bethought himself, and...

Matthew 26:59-60

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Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; but found none: Because they did not agree, they would not hold together. This is the weakness of falsehood, that it contradicts itself. These men felt that they must have some show of truth-likeness even in condemning Christ, and this...

Matthew 26:60-61

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, and said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. Brethren, observe, that this was a little twisting of Christ’s words, but that slight wresting made them as different as possible from what Christ had...

Matthew 26:61

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

At last came two false witness, and said this — They did not say any other word, as if they did not know any word in any language vile enough for him. “This”; our translators have very properly put in the word fellow. Mat_26:61. Fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. He never said anything of the kind;...

Matthew 26:62

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And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? What was the good of answering? What is ever the good of answering when the only evidence brought against one is palpable and willful misrepresentation? So the Saviour was silent; and thus, he not only proved his wisdom, but he also...

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