Mark - 14:32



32 They came to a place which was named Gethsemane. He said to his disciples, "Sit here, while I pray."

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 14:32.

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And they came to a farm called Gethsemani. And he saith to his disciples: Sit you here, while I pray.
And they come to a place of which the name is Gethsemane, and he says to his disciples, Sit here while I shall pray.
And they come to a spot, the name of which is Gethsemane, and he saith to his disciples, 'Sit ye here till I may pray;'
So they came to a place called Gethsemane. There He said to His disciples, "Sit down here till I have prayed."
And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he said to his disciples, Be seated here while I say a prayer.
And they went to a country estate, by the name of Gethsemani. And he said to his disciples, "Sit here, while I pray."
Presently they came to a garden known as Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples "Sit down here while I pray."

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(10) And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.
(10) Christ suffering for us the most horrible terrors of the curse of God, in that flesh which he took upon him for our sakes, receives the cup from his Father's hands, which he being just, drinks right away for the unjust.

And they came to a place which is named Gethsemane,.... At the foot of the Mount of Olives, where the olives, which grew in great plenty on the mount, were pressed: and where our Lord began to be bruised, for our sins:
and be saith to his disciples: to eight of them:
sit ye here while I shall pray; at some distance from hence; See Gill on Matthew 26:36.

Christ's sufferings began with the sorest of all, those in his soul. He began to be sorely amazed; words not used in St. Matthew, but very full of meaning. The terrors of God set themselves in array against him, and he allowed him to contemplate them. Never was sorrow like unto his at this time. Now he was made a curse for us; the curses of the law were laid upon him as our Surety. He now tasted death, in all the bitterness of it. This was that fear of which the apostle speaks, the natural fear of pain and death, at which human nature startles. Can we ever entertain favourable, or even slight thoughts of sin, when we see the painful sufferings which sin, though but reckoned to him, brought on the Lord Jesus? Shall that sit light upon our souls, which sat so heavy upon his? Was Christ in such agony for our sins, and shall we never be in agony about them? How should we look upon Him whom we have pierced, and mourn! It becomes us to be exceedingly sorrowful for sin, because He was so, and never to mock at it. Christ, as Man, pleaded, that, if it were possible, his sufferings might pass from him. As Mediator, he submitted to the will of God, saying, Nevertheless, not what I will, but what thou wilt; I bid it welcome. See how the sinful weakness of Christ's disciples returns, and overpowers them. What heavy clogs these bodies of ours are to our souls! But when we see trouble at the door, we should get ready for it. Alas, even believers often look at the Redeemer's sufferings in a drowsy manner, and instead of being ready to die with Christ, they are not even prepared to watch with him one hour.

They came to a place which was named Gethsemane. See notes on Matthew 26:36-46, where the fullest account of the agony is given. Compare Luke 22:40-46. Luke only speaks of the "sweat, as it were drops of blood."

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