Matthew 26:40 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter,What, could ye not watch with me one hour? ”

Matthew 26:40 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jesus’ agony in Gethsemane - This account is also recorded in Mark 14:32-42 ; Luke 22:39-46 ; John 18:1 . Matthew 26:36 Then cometh ... - After the institution of the Lord’s Supper, in...
Matthew 26:40 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(11) And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? (11) An example of the carelessness of man.
Matthew 26:40 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Gethsemane ( Mark 14:32-42 *, Luke 22:39-46 ). Mt. is in closest agreement with Mk., except that he gives the words of the second prayer and states definitely that Jesus prayed a third time....
Matthew 26:40 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

asleep. Intentionally. App-171.
Matthew 26:40 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

40. And he came to his disciples. Though he was neither delivered from fear, nor freed from anxiety, yet he interrupted the ardor of prayer, and administered this consolation. For believers...
Matthew 26:40 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? He - saith unto Peter - He addressed himself more particularly to this apos...
Matthew 26:40 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And he cometh, &c.— It was now very late in the evening; for after supper Christ had made his disciples a long discourse, from John, John 14-17. and besides they were oppressed and stupified wi...
Matthew 26:40 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 22:39-46 .
Matthew 26:40 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Betrayal. The Last Supper. Arrest of Jesus, and Trial Before the High Priest 1-5. A Council is held against Jesus ( Mark 14:1 ; Luke 22:1 : cp. John 13:1 ).
Matthew 26:40 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He cometh unto the disciples. — Perhaps to both the groups — first of the three and then of the eight. All were alike sleeping — as St. Luke characteristically adds, “sleeping for sorrow.” What,...
Matthew 26:40 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 19 The Great Atonement Day - Matthew 26:1-75 - Matthew 27:1-56 WE enter now on the story of the last day of the mortal life of our Lord and Saviour. We have already noticed the large pr...
Matthew 26:40 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Hour When the Flesh Was Weak Matthew 26:36-46 In human life there is a close connection between our hymns and our olive-presses. We pass from the supper to the garden, from the emblems to t...
Matthew 26:40 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The Lord now reverted to the theme of His coming suffering, telling the disciples with great definiteness of the time-"after two days"; and of the event-"The Son of Man is delivered up to be crucifie...
Matthew 26:40 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. (37) And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and be...
Matthew 26:40 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he cometh unto the disciples ,.... The three he took with him, Peter, James, and John, after he had finished his prayer; and findeth them asleep : many things might contribute to, and bring th...
Matthew 26:40 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Ver. 40. And he cometh unto the disciples ] They were his care in the m...
Matthew 26:40 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And he cometh unto the disciples Unto the three from whom he had withdrawn himself a little way; and findeth them asleep Notwithstanding the distress they saw him in, and the strict command that...
Matthew 26:40 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Only when His prophetic word, with its every dispensational bearing, is complete does the King, in calm, conscious authority, declare to His disciples that the time has arrived for His being betrayed...
Matthew 26:40 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Agony in the Garden. 36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here,...
Matthew 26:40 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 26:41 " .
Matthew 26:40 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Agony In The Garden (26:36-46). Jesus and His disciples arrive in Gethsemane. We who know what to expect recognise that the crucial hour has come, but it is salutary to recognise that prior to His...
Matthew 26:40 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 26:36 . Gethsemane = “the oil press.”—On the slope of the Mount of Olives. Probably there was, or had been, in it a press for the manufacture of olive oil. The identity o...
Matthew 26:40 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 26:36-46 Gethsemane. I. The first thing to which we direct attention, is the intense severity of the suffering which now overwhelmed and oppressed the mind of Christ. The extreme severity...
Matthew 26:40 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 26:14-15 . Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, and said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with hi...
Matthew 26:40 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 26:2 . After two day is the passover. This is the literal import of the Greek word πασχα pascha, and the Hebrew word פסח pesach, because the Israelites, after eating the paschal lamb,...
Matthew 26:40 - The Biblical Illustrator

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation Christian caution Who sleeps by a magazine of gunpowder needs to take care even of sparks. Who walks on ice, let him not go star-gazing, but...
Matthew 26:40 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ch. 26-28:20 THUS JESUS ENTERS UPON HIS KINGDOM . Before attempting to expound this most momentous section of the gospel history, we must make up our minds concerning the...
Matthew 26:40 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The first prayer:
Matthew 26:40 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 20:11 ; 1 Samuel 26:15 ; 1 Samuel 26:16 ; Judges 9:33 ; Luke 22:45 ; Luke 9:32 ; Matthew 25:5 ; Matthew 26:35 ; Matthew 26:43 ; Mark 14:37 ; Song of Solomon 5:2

Matthew 26:40 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 26:40 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Matthew 26:40 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 26:40 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 26:40 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 26:40 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 26:40 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 26:40 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 26:40 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 26:40 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 26:40 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 26:40 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 26:40 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 26:40 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 26:40 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 26:40 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 26:40 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 26:40 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 26:40 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 26:40 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 26:40 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 26:40 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 26:40 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 26:40 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 26:40 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 26:40 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 26:40 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 26:40 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 26:40 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge