Mark 14:37 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter,Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? ”

• Mark 14:37 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  See the notes at Matthew 26:36-46 . Mark 14:36 Ἀββα Abba This word denotes “father.” It is a Syriac word, and is used by the Saviour as a word denoting filial affection and tenderness....

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• Mark 14:37 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (11) And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? (11) A horrible example of the sluggishness of men, even among the discip...

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• Mark 14:37 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Gethsemane. On the other side of the brook Kidron, in a garden called Gethsemane (= oil-press) Jesus took the three most intimate disciples aside to help Him bear the burden of surrender. It has be...

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• Mark 14:37 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  sleeping... steepest . having composed themselves for sleep. Greek. katheudo; not koimaomai . See notes on 1 Thessalonians 4:14 and Mark 5:6 . Simon . The name. Divine supplement, here. co...

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• Mark 14:37 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? Saith unto Peter - See on Matthew 26:40 (note).

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• Mark 14:37 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Simon, sleepest thou?— Jesus calls him by his first name: that of Peter did not then suit him; he was degenerated from it. Heylin.

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• Mark 14:37 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 22:39-46 .

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• Mark 14:37 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Last Supper. Arrest and Trial of Jesus 1, 2. A council of the Priests against Jesus ( Matthew 26:1 ; Luke 22:1 ). See on Mt.

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• Mark 14:37 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  (26-42) And when they had sung an hymn. — See Notes on Matthew 26:30-46 .

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• Mark 14:37 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER 14:32-42 ( Mark 14:32-42 ) IN THE GARDEN "And they come unto a place which was named Gethsemane: and He saith unto His disciples, Sit ye here, while I pray. And He taketh with Him Peter a...

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• Mark 14:37 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Alone in the Hour of Trial Mark 14:32-52 When the soul is overwhelmed, it seeks to be alone, and yet not too far from human sympathy and help. The three most trusted might enter the enclosure,...

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• Mark 14:37 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Mary, conscious of the sorrow of death which was in her Lord's soul, poured out the rarest gift she possessed, and so anointed Him beforehand for His burial. Her name is forever redolent of pure devo...

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• Mark 14:37 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (27) And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. (28) But after that I am risen, I wi...

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• Mark 14:37 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  SPIRITUAL SLEEP ‘Simon, sleepest thou?’ Mark 14:37 There is a strange pathos in these words. They were spoken by a Friend to His friend; by a Friend in trouble such as man never knew, to a f...

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• Mark 14:37 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  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 C...

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• Mark 14:37 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? Ver. 37. Couldst thou not watch ] How, then, wilt thou die with me? So how...

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• Mark 14:37 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  They came to Gethsemane For an explanation of these verses see the notes on Matthew 26:36-39 . And began to be sore amazed Greek, εκθαμβεισθαι, to be in a consternation. The word implies the m...

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• Mark 14:37 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Agony in the Garden.       32 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while...

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• Mark 14:37 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Mark 14:32 "

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• Mark 14:37 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  From Betrayal To Arrest (14:1-52). The section now splits up into subsections, the first of which is from Mark 14:1-52 . This subsection covers the period from the stated final intent of the Chie...

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• Mark 14:37 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Mark 14:32 . Gethsemane .— I. e. Oil-press . The traditional site is a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives on the north-west, where still are to be seen eight...

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• Mark 14:37 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Mark 14:22 . And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. It was part of a meal. It was no celebration. It was no sacr...

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• Mark 14:37 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Mark 14:1 . After two days was the passover, when the chief priests and the scribes sought to form their plan, how they might surprise the Saviour and put him to death. Their scheme to do it after...

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• Mark 14:37 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Mark 14:1 Now after two days was the feast of the passover and the unleavened bread; literally, the passover and the unleavened τό πάσχα καὶ τὰ ἄζυμα. It was one and...

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• Mark 14:37 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The agony of Christ:

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• Mark 14:37 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Thessalonians 5:6-8 ; 2 Samuel 16:17 ; Hebrews 12:3 ; Jeremiah 12:5 ; Jonah 1:6 ; Luke 22:45 ; Luke 22:46 ; Luke 9:31 ; Luke 9:32 ; Mark 14:29-31 ; Mark 14:40 ; Mark 14:41 ; Matthew 25...

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• Mark 14:37 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  Peter's Wanderings Mark 14:29-72 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Peter will ever be recognized as one of the outstanding disciples of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. This does not mean, however, that Pe...

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• Mark 14:37 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Saith to Peter — The zealous, the confident Peter.

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