KJV King James Version
And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
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Matthew 26:37
And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.
WEB World English Bible
He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and severely troubled.
ASV American Standard Version
And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and sore troubled.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And having taken Peter, and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful, and to be very heavy;
Surrounding context — Matthew 26
34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
36 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 began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou [wilt].
40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandπαραλαβὼνG3880 · paralambanōto takeτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΠέτρονG4074 · PetrosPeterκαὶG2532 · kaiandτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoδύοG1417 · duotwoυἱοὺςG5207 · uhiossonΖεβεδαίουG2199 · ZebedaiosZebedeeἤρξατοG757 · archōbe firstλυπεῖσθαιG3076 · lupeōto grieveκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀδημονεῖν.¶G85 · adēmoneōbe distressed
Cross-references
Matthew 4:21And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.Matthew 17:1And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,Mark 5:37And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.Mark 14:33-34And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;John 12:27Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.Luke 22:44And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.Matthew 20:20Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping [him], and desiring a certain thing of him.Matthew 4:18And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
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