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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 Matthew 26:36].
Matthew Henry
In this chapter begins the account which this evangelist gives of the death and sufferings of our Lord Jesus, which we are all concerned to be acquainted, not only with the history of, but with the mystery of. Here is, I. The plot of the chief priests and scribes against Christ, ver. 1, 2. II. The anointing of Christ's head at a supper in Bethany, two days before his death, ver. 3-9. III. The...
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.