Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Then He *said to them, My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me.”

King James Version

Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

Holman Bible

Then He said to them, “My soul is swallowed up in sorrow —to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with Me.”

International Standard Version

Then he told them, "I'm so deeply grieved that I feel I'm about to die. Wait here and stay awake with me."

A Conservative Version

Then Jesus says to them, My soul is deeply grieved, as far as of death. Remain ye here and watch with me.

American Standard Version

Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: abide ye here, and watch with me.

Amplified

Then He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, so that I am almost dying of sorrow. Stay here and stay awake and keep watch with Me.”

An Understandable Version

Then He said to them, "My soul is extremely grieved, even to [the point where I could] die. Stay here and be alert with me [i.e., in prayer]."

Anderson New Testament

Then Jesus said to them: My soul is encompassed with sorrow even to death; remain here, and watch with me.

Bible in Basic English

Then says he to them, My soul is very sad, even to death: keep watch with me here.

Common New Testament

Then he said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with me."

Daniel Mace New Testament

and he said to them, "my soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death:" stay here and watch by me.

Darby Translation

Then he says to them, My soul is very sorrowful even unto death; remain here and watch with me.

Godbey New Testament

Then He says to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death: abide here, and pray with me.

Goodspeed New Testament

Then he said to them, "My heart is almost breaking. You must stay here and keep watch with me."

John Wesley New Testament

Then saith he to them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

Julia Smith Translation

Then says he to them, My soul is sorely grieved, even to death: remain here, and watch ye with me.

King James 2000

Then said he unto them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death: tarry you here, and watch with me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then he said to them, "My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me."

Modern King James verseion

Then He said to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Wait here and watch with Me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then said Jesus unto them, "My soul is heavy even unto the death. Tarry ye here: and watch with me."

Moffatt New Testament

he said to them, "My heart is sad, sad even to death; stay here and watch with me."

Montgomery New Testament

and he said to them. "My soul is an anguish, even unto death! Stay here, and keep watch with me."

NET Bible

Then he said to them, "My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me."

New Heart English Bible

Then he said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here, and watch with me."

Noyes New Testament

Then he saith to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.

Sawyer New Testament

Then he said to them, My soul is sorrowful even to death; remain here and watch with me.

The Emphasized Bible

Then, saith he unto them: Encompassed with grief, is my soul, unto death: Abide ye here, and be watching with me.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Then saith he to them. My soul is exceeding sorrowful even to death: abide here, and watch with me.

Twentieth Century New Testament

"I am sad at heart," he said, "sad even to death; wait here and watch with me."

Webster

Then saith he to them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even to death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

Weymouth New Testament

and He said to them, "My soul is crushed with anguish to the very point of death; wait here, and keep awake with me."

Williams New Testament

Then He said to them, "My heart is breaking, it almost kills me! You must stay here and keep watching with me."

World English Bible

Then he said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here, and watch with me."

Worrell New Testament

Then saith He to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful even unto death! Abide ye here, and watch with Me."

Worsley New Testament

and saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death, stay here and watch with me.

Youngs Literal Translation

then saith he to them, 'Exceedingly sorrowful is my soul -- unto death; abide ye here, and watch with me.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
τότε 
Tote 
then, that time, when, not tr
Usage: 105

saith he
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045


Usage: 0

My
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313

ψυχή 
Psuche 
Usage: 62

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

περίλυπος 
Perilupos 
Usage: 3

ἕως 
heos 
till, unto, until, to, till 9,
Usage: 74

θάνατος 
Thanatos 
Usage: 100

tarry ye
μένω 
meno 
Usage: 85

ὧδε 
Hode 
Usage: 33

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

γρηγορεύω 
Gregoreuo 
Usage: 6

with
μετά 
meta 
with, after, among, hereafter , afterward , against, not tr,
Usage: 346

Devotionals

Devotionals about Matthew 26:38

References

American

Fausets

Context Readings

The Prayer In Gethsemane

37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him. He was sorrowful and very troubled. 38 Then He *said to them, My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me.” 39 Then he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed: My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.

Cross References

John 12:27

I am troubled! What should I say? Father, save me out of this hour? It is for this purpose that I came to this hour! (Hebrews 5:7)

Job 6:2-4

If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales!

Psalm 88:1-7

([Sons of Korah]) O Jehovah, God of my salvation I cry out to you day and night.

Psalm 88:14-16

Why do you reject me, O Jehovah? Why do you hide your face from me (turn from me)?

Psalm 116:3

The ropes of death became tangled around me. The fear of the grave took hold of me. I experienced pain and agony.

Isaiah 53:3

He was despised and rejected by men. He was a man of sorrows familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised. We did not consider him to be worth much.

Isaiah 53:10

It was Jehovah's will to allow him to be crushed. Even though Jehovah makes his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of Jehovah will prosper in his hand.

Matthew 25:13

Watch therefore, for you do not know the day or the hour.

Matthew 26:40-41

When he came to the disciples, they were sleeping. He said to Peter: Could you not watch with me one hour?

Romans 8:32

He that did not spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, will he not with him freely give us all things?

2 Corinthians 5:21

He made the one who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf. That way we might become the righteousness of God in him.

Galatians 3:13

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. It is written; Cursed is everyone who is hung on a stake.

1 Peter 2:24

He bore our sins in his body upon the stake, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. You were healed because of his wounds (stripes).

1 Peter 3:18

Because Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit.

1 Peter 4:7

The end of all things is near. Be of sound mind and judgment. Also be sober for the purpose of prayer.

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