Focused Passage

Matthew 26:36-46

The Betrayal, Passover, Gethsemane, Trial, and Denial of Jesus

Matthew 26 moves from Jesus’ prediction of crucifixion to the leaders’ murder plot, from costly anointing to Judas’s betrayal, from Passover preparation to Jesus’ institution of the Lord’s Supper, from confident disciple vows to Gethsemane weakness, from Jesus’ submission to arrest to disciple desertion, from false trial to Christological confession, and finally from Peter’s denial to bitter weeping.

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36Then Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”

37He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.

38Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”

39Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

40Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.

41“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

42A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”

43And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

44So He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.

45Then He returned to the disciples and said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

46Rise, let us go! See, My betrayer is approaching!”

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References and Original Words

Verse 36

Original words

ThenΤότεG5119Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwentἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularwithμετ’G3326Preposition[His disciples]αὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluraltoεἰςG1519Prepositiona placeχωρίονG5564Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularcalledλεγόμενονG3004Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter SingularGethsemaneΓεθσημανὶG1068Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe toldλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine Plural[them]μαθηταῖςG3101Noun - Dative Masculine PluralSitΚαθίσατεG2523Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralhereαὐτοῦG847AdverbwhileἕωςG2193Preposition. . .οὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularI goἀπελθὼνG565Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularover thereἐκεῖG1563Adverb[and] prayπροσεύξωμαιG4336Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Singular
Verse 37

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-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionHe took with HimπαραλαβὼνG3880Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularPeterΠέτρονG4074Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluraltwoδύοG1417Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralsonsυἱοὺςG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralof ZebedeeΖεβεδαίουG2199Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[and] beganἤρξατοG756Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularto be sorrowfulλυπεῖσθαιG3076Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveandκαὶG2532Conjunctiondeeply distressedἀδημονεῖνG85Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Verse 38

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ThenτότεG5119AdverbHe saidλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularsoulψυχήG5590Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularconsumed with sorrowΠερίλυπόςG4036Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singularto the pointἕωςG2193Prepositionof deathθανάτουG2288Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularStayμείνατεG3306Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralhereὧδεG5602AdverbandκαὶG2532Conjunctionkeep watchγρηγορεῖτεG1127Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Pluralwithμετ’G3326PrepositionMeἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Verse 39

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-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionGoingπροελθὼνG4281Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singulara little {farther}μικρὸνG3398Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularHe fellἔπεσενG4098Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvἐπὶG1909PrepositionvvvαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularfacedownπρόσωπονG4383Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular[and] prayedπροσευχόμενοςG4336Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction-λέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularFatherΠάτερG3962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularifεἰG1487Conjunctionit isἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularpossibleδυνατόνG1415Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular{let} thisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularcupποτήριονG4221Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularpassπαρελθάτωG3928Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singularfromἀπ’G575PrepositionMeἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularYetπλὴνG4133ConjunctionnotοὐχG3756AdverbasὡςG5613AdverbIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularwillθέλωG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularbutἀλλ’G235ConjunctionasὡςG5613AdverbYou [will]σύG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular
Verse 40

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ThenΚαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus] returnedἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθητὰςG3101Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionfoundεὑρίσκειG2147Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralsleepingκαθεύδονταςG2518Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural-ΟὕτωςG3779AdverbvvvοὐκG3756AdverbWere you not ableἰσχύσατεG2480Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralto keep watchγρηγορῆσαιG1127Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activewithμετ’G3326PrepositionMeἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular[for] oneμίανG1520Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularhourὥρανG5610Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe askedλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularPeterΠέτρῳG4074Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 41

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WatchγρηγορεῖτεG1127Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionprayπροσεύχεσθεG4336Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Pluralso thatἵναG2443ConjunctionvvvμὴG3361Adverbyou will not enterεἰσέλθητεG1525Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontemptationπειρασμόνG3986Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularForμὲνG3303ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularspiritπνεῦμαG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular[is] willingπρόθυμονG4289Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularbutδὲG1161ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularbodyσὰρξG4561Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular[is] weakἀσθενήςG772Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 42

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vvvΠάλινG3825AdverbvvvἐκG1537PrepositionA second timeδευτέρουG1208Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularHe went awayἀπελθὼνG565Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] prayedπροσηύξατοG4336Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular-λέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularFatherΠάτερG3962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularifεἰG1487Conjunctionthis [cup]τοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularvvvοὐG3756AdverbcannotδύναταιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularpassπαρελθεῖνG3928Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveunlessἐὰνG1437Conjunction. . .μὴG3361AdverbI drinkπίωG4095Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularitαὐτὸG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular{may} YourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularwillθέλημάG2307Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularbe doneγενηθήτωG1096Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 43

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AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionagainπάλινG3825Adverb[Jesus] returnedἐλθὼνG2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] foundεὗρενG2147Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralsleepingκαθεύδονταςG2518Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralforγὰρG1063ConjunctiontheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraleyesὀφθαλμοὶG3788Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralwereἦσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralheavyβεβαρημένοιG916Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 44

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SoΚαὶG2532ConjunctionHe leftἀφεὶςG863Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularthemαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural[and] went awayἀπελθὼνG565Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularonce moreπάλινG3825Adverb[and] prayedπροσηύξατοG4336Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular-ἐκG1537Preposition[a] third timeτρίτουG5154Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularsayingεἰπὼνG2036Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularsameαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularthingλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-πάλινG3825Adverb
Verse 45

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ThenτότεG5119AdverbHe returnedἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθητὰςG3101Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsaidλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralAre you still sleepingΚαθεύδετεG2518Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural. . .τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singular. . .λοιπὸνG3063Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionrestingἀναπαύεσθεG373Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 2nd Person PluralLookἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularhourὥραG5610Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularis nearἤγγικενG1448Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularis betrayedπαραδίδοταιG3860Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularintoεἰςG1519Preposition[the] handsχεῖραςG5495Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralof sinnersἁμαρτωλῶνG268Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 46

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RiseἐγείρεσθεG1453Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plurallet us goἄγωμενG71Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralSeeἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularMyμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbetrayerπαραδιδούςG3860Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularis approachingἤγγικενG1448Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

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