Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.

Sat down

He requested

Bible References

Sat down

John 4:6
And Jacob's well was there. Therefore Jesus, weary with his journey, e'en sat himself down on the well: it was about the sixth hour.

He requested

Philippians 1:21
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Better

Matthew 6:26
Look on the birds of the air: for they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are you not of more value than they?
Romans 3:9
What then? have we pre-eminence? Not at all: for we have before proved that both the Jews and Greeks are all under sin;