Matthew 26:38
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 26
“Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.”Matthew 26:38
What Does Matthew 26:38 Mean?
Matthew 26:38 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 26, verse 38 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Death & Afterlife, and Suffering.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 26:38 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 20:1“The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;”Matthew 24:42“Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.”John 12:27“Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.”Matthew 26:41“Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”Acts 16:25“And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.”1 Peter 2:24“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”1 Peter 3:18“For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:”1 Peter 4:7“But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.”Psalms 22:14“I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.”Leviticus 2:4“And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.”2 Samuel 22:7“In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.”Isaiah 53:10“Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.”Isaiah 53:12“Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.”Matthew 26:40“And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?”Galatians 3:13“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:”Job 6:2“Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!”Psalms 42:5“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.”Psalms 88:14“LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?”Isaiah 53:3“He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.”Matthew 25:13“Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.”
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