Matthew 26:37-38 37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. 38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. “And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee”... That is, James and John (Matthew 10:2). On two other occasions he had favored these disciples in a particular manner, suffering them to go with him to witness his power and glory, namely, at the healing of the rulers daughter Luke 8:51, and at his transfiguration on the mount, Matthew 17:1. “Sorrowful”... Affected with grief. “Very heavy”... The word in the original is much stronger than the one translated sorrowful. It means to be pressed down or overwhelmed with great anguish. This was produced, doubtless, by a foresight of his great sufferings on the cross in making an atonement for the sins of people. “Sorrowful, even unto death”... His anguish had nothing to do with fear of men or the physical torments of the cross. He was sorrowful because within hours the full cup of divine fury against sin would be His to drink. Jesus again, had taken Peter, James and John with Him. They were carried closer to where He would go and pray than the others, but they did not go all the way. Jesus was living in a body of flesh, and He would feel pain as any other person so this was a sorrowful time. What He was really asking these three to do was to pray and watch with Him. John was John the beloved. He loved Jesus so dearly. Peter and James had been with Jesus on so many special occasions, and they, too, loved Jesus. These three seemed to have a special closeness with Him.
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 00:10:10 +0000
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