Matthew
Matthew 26:38–39
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.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Matthew 26:38
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | τότε | tote | Adverb | G5119 then |
| He said | λέγει | legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| to them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| soul | ψυχή | psychē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5590 the soul, life, self |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| consumed with sorrow | Περίλυπός | Perilypos | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4036 very sorrowful |
| to the point | ἕως | heōs | Preposition | G2193 until, as far as |
| of death | θανάτου | thanatou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2288 death |
| Stay | μείνατε | meinate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G3306 I remain, abide |
| here | ὧδε | hōde | Adverb | G5602 here |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| keep watch | γρηγορεῖτε | grēgoreite | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1127 I am awake, am vigilant, watch |
| with | μετ’ | met’ | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| Me | ἐμοῦ | emou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
Matthew 26:39
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Going | προελθὼν | proelthōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4281 I go before, precede |
| a little | μικρὸν | mikron | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3398 little, small |
| He fell | ἔπεσεν | epesen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4098 I fall, fall under |
| facedown | πρόσωπον | prosōpon | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4383 the face, countenance, surface |
| prayed | προσευχόμενος | proseuchomenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4336 I pray, pray for |
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Father | Πάτερ | Pater | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| it is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| possible | δυνατόν | dynaton | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1415 powerful, able, possible |
| this | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| cup | ποτήριον | potērion | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4221 a drinking cup |
| pass | παρελθάτω | parelthatō | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3928 I pass by |
| from | ἀπ’ | ap’ | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| Me | ἐμοῦ | emou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Yet | πλὴν | plēn | Conjunction | G4133 however, nevertheless |
| not | οὐχ | ouch | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| will | θέλω | thelō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
| but | ἀλλ’ | all’ | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| You | σύ | sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 26:38 John 12:27 · 1 Peter 3:18 · 1 Peter 2:24 · 1 Peter 4:7 · Galatians 3:13 · Matthew 26:40–41 · Isaiah 53:10 · 2 Corinthians 5:21 · Isaiah 53:3 · Psalm 88:14–16 · Matthew 25:13 · Romans 8:32
Matthew 26:39 John 6:38 · Philippians 2:8 · Luke 22:41–42 · Matthew 26:42 · John 5:30 · Hebrews 5:7 · Mark 14:35–36 · John 14:31 · John 12:27–28 · John 18:11 · John 11:41 · Matthew 20:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.