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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But after that I am risen,.... From the dead, which, for their comfort, he assures them of; though they would be offended and discouraged at the seizing, and condemning, and crucifixion of him: I will go before you into Galilee; the place of their nativity, and where he had often conversed with them; [See comments on Matthew 26:32].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But Peter said unto him,.... Being greatly moved at what Christ had said, that all of them would be offended with him that night, and run away from him, and be scattered from him, and one another: although all shall be offended, yet will not I; though all the rest of the disciples, the other ten, should do as Judas had done, should fall off from...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that this day, even in this night, The day begins at sunset.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And Jesus saith unto him, verily I say unto thee,.... As confident as thou art of standing by me, and abiding with me; that this day, which was then begun; for the Jews reckoned their days from evening, as in Genesis 1:5; even in this night; this night to be observed, this night of the passover, before it is past: before the cock crow twice; for...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice, But he spake the more vehemently, if I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all. So Peter was not alone in his intense, though rash expression of attachment. They did mean, all of them, to stand to their Master, and to die with him, as you and I mean...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. See how positive he was, how reliant upon the strength of his own love. It was well to feel such love, but it was...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But he spake the more vehemently,.... With a louder voice; with more spirit and eagerness; in a more peremptory and self-confident way. If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. The Syriac version adds, "O my Lord", my dear Lord, I will never deny thee upon any consideration whatever; and the Persic version, O Lord: likewise...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Likewise also said they all. Whenever a man, who is called to be a leader, goes astray, others are pretty sure to follow him. It was so on this occasion, for when Peter made his boastful speech, “Likewise also said they all,” all the rest of his brethren chimed in, and so shared in his sin, but he was chief in the wrong-doing, for he led them all....
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they came to a place which is named Gethsemane,.... At the foot of the Mount of Olives, where the olives, which grew in great plenty on the mount, were pressed: and where our Lord began to be bruised, for our sins: and be saith to his disciples: to eight of them: sit ye here while I shall pray; at some distance from hence; [See comments on...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: The garden on the side of the hill of Olivet. Mar_14:32. And he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray. Eight of you keep watching at the garden gate to let me know when my betrayer comes.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he taketh with him Peter, and James, and John,.... Who were witnesses of his transfiguration on the mount, and now of his sorrows in the garden: and began to be sore amazed; to be in great consternation and astonishment, at the sight of all the sins of his people coming upon him; at the black storm of wrath, that was gathering thick over him;...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy; They had not seen him in that state before. He seemed like one distracted, so amazed — like one astonished out of all composure unable to collect himself or to contain himself, and to be very heavy, as if an awful weight pressed on his soul.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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 comments on Matthew 26:38].
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And saith unto them, my soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch. These three were to make his closest bodyguard, to intimate to him if any came.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he went forward a little,.... About a stone's cast, Lu 22:41, and fell on the ground, and prayed; he fell on his face to the ground, which was a praying posture. One of the Jewish canons concerning it, is this (a): "worshipping, how is it done? after a man has lifted up his head; he bows it five times, he sits upon the ground, and "falls upon...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he went forward a little, A stone’s cast, so as to be retired from them.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt. That was the point of the prayer, the very pith and marrow of it not what I will, but what thou wilt.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he said, Abba, Father,.... In the original text, the former of these is a Syriac word, and the latter a Greek one, explanative of the former, as in Romans 8:15 and Galatians 4:6 or the repetition is made, to express the vehemency of his affection, and his strong confidence in God, as his Father, amidst his distress, as the Syriac version...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he cometh and findeth them sleeping,.... His three disciples, Peter, James, and John: and saith unto Peter; particularly, he having so lately asserted, with so much confidence, his love to Christ, and close attachment to him: Simon, sleepest thou? Christ calls him by the name he first went by, and not by that which he had given him, Cephas, or...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping. Three choice guards — his bosom companions. Mar_14:37. And saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? Matthew and Luke tell us that he said “Could ye not watch with me one hour?” and Mark tells us here that he especially said that to Peter. Now remember that Mark is the...