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ULTAnd he says to them, “My soul is very grieved, to death. Remain here and be alert.”
USTHe said to them, “I am very sorrowful. It is as if I were about to die. You men stay here and keep watch!”
BSBThen He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”
BLBAnd He says to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here and watch."
AICNTAnd he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here and watch.”
OEB‘I am sad at heart,’ he said, ‘sad even to death; wait here, and watch.’
WEBBEHe said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.”
Wymthand He said to them, "My heart is oppressed with anguish to the very point of death: wait here and keep awake."
ASVAnd he saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death: abide ye here, and watch.
DRAAnd he saith to them: My soul is sorrowful even unto death; stay you here, and watch.
YLTand he saith to them, 'Exceeding sorrowful is my soul — to death; remain here, and watch.'
DrbyAnd he says to them, My soul is full of grief even unto death; abide here and watch.
RVAnd he saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death: abide ye here, and watch.
WbstrAnd saith to them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful to death: tarry ye here, and watch.
KJB-1769And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch. (And saith/says unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry/wait ye/you_all here, and watch.)
KJB-1611And saith vnto them, My soule is exceeding sorowful vnto death: tarie ye here, and watch. (And saith/says unto them, My soul is exceeding sorowful unto death: tarry/wait ye/you_all here, and watch.)
BshpsAnd sayth vnto them: My soule is heauie, euen vnto the death, tarry ye here and watche. (And saith/says unto them: My soul is heavy, even unto the death, tarry/wait ye/you_all here and watche.)
GnvaAnd saide vnto them, My soule is very heauie, euen vnto the death: tarie here, and watch. (And said unto them, My soul is very heavy, even unto the death: tarry/wait here, and watch. )
Cvdl& sayde vnto the: My soule is heuy eue vnto ye death: tary ye here and watch. (& said unto them: My soul is heuy eue unto ye/you_all death: tarry/wait ye/you_all here and watch.)
TNTand sayde vnto the: My soule is very hevy even vnto the deeth tary here and watche. (and said unto them: My soul is very hevy even unto the death tarry/wait here and watche. )
WyclAnd he seide to hem, My soule is soreweful to the deeth; abide ye here, and wake ye with me. (And he said to them, My soul is soreweful to the death; abide ye/you_all here, and wake ye/you_all with me.)
LuthUnd sprach zu ihnen: Meine SeeLE ist betrübt bis an den Tod; enthaltet euch hier und wachet. (And spoke to to_them: My SeeLE is betrübt until at the Tod; enthaltet you hier and wachet.)
ClVgEt ait illis: Tristis est anima mea usque ad mortem: sustinete hic, et vigilate.[fn] (And he_said illis: Tristis it_is anima mea until to mortem: sustinete hic, and vigilate. )
14.34Tristis est, etc. BED. Non propter mortem tristis est, etc., usque ad sed a somno infidelitatis et torpore mentis.
14.34Tristis it_is, etc. BED. Non propter mortem tristis it_is, etc., until to but from somno infidelitatis and torpore mentis.
14:33-34 Jesus went ahead with Peter, James, and John (5:37-43; 9:2-9; see also 13:3) and asked them to watch with him, meaning to agonize with and for him in prayer.
When Jesus went into Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover, he knew it was his final night. He had come to Jerusalem to “suffer many terrible things and . . . be killed” (Mark 8:31). His disciples had prepared the meal, but he needed to prepare them for what was coming.
So Jesus celebrated the Passover with his disciples. At this meal, Jesus demonstrated true servanthood by washing his disciples’ feet (John 13:1-20). He gave his final teachings to the disciples, informed them about the coming of the Holy Spirit, and prayed for his followers (John 14:1–17:26). Jesus also established the new covenant (Mark 14:22-24). Jesus was now the Passover Lamb—his body and blood are now the sacrifice that saves his people from judgment, fulfilling the same purpose as the lamb at the first Passover.
It was on Passover that God had struck down all the firstborn males of Egypt but had spared those of Israel. Now Jesus would be struck down so that his people could be spared—just as the prophets had predicted (e.g., Zech 12:10; 13:7). Jesus warned his disciples that this was about to happen and that they were about to desert him (Mark 14:27). Jesus also warned his disciples that he would be betrayed by one of them (Mark 14:18).
After the meal, Jesus and his disciples walked to the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives, where Jesus prayed in agony, submitting his will to the Father (Mark 14:26-42). Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, then approached with a group of soldiers, who arrested Jesus (Mark 14:43-49). Jesus’ disciples fled (Mark 14:50-52), and Jesus was taken to the house of the high priest for an overnight trial, during which Peter denied Jesus three times (Mark 14:53-72).
While Jesus’ final night was marked by tragedy, nothing that happened was outside of his foreknowledge. Everything occurred according to God’s plan and was necessary in order to fulfill Scripture and to usher in the events which followed (his death and resurrection).
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, it is clear from the context that it was something that Jesus was thinking about. Alternate translation: [Something grieves my soul very much] or [What I am thinking grieves my soul very much]
Here, soul refers to the whole person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [It is I who am]
Jesus is using the phrase to death to describe the extent of his grief. He uses this overstatement in order to show how very grieved he is. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language that expresses great sorrow, or you could express the idea in simile form. Alternate translation: [so much so that I cannot stand it much longer] or [as if I were about to die]
By the time of the New Testament, the ancient city of Jerusalem had been transformed from the relatively small fortress of David’s day (2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9) into a major city with a Temple that rivaled the greatest temples in the Roman world. Just prior to Jesus’ birth, Herod the Great completely renovated and expanded the Temple of the Lord, and he also built a lavish palace for himself, various pools (where Jesus occasionally performed healings), public buildings, and military citadels, including the Antonia Fortress, which overlooked the Temple. Wealthy residents, including the high priest, occupied extravagant houses in the Upper City, while the poorer residents were relegated to less desirable areas like the Lower City. The Essene Quarter was so named because many of its residents belonged to the Essenes, a strict religious sect that was known for its careful attention to the law of Moses. Across the Kidron Valley lay the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-53; John 18:1-14). Further east was the Mount of Olives, where Jesus began his triumphal entry one week before his crucifixion (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19), taught his disciples about the last days (Matthew 24-25; Mark 13), and eventually ascended to heaven after his resurrection (Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11).
Jesus’ Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion, and Burial
Matthew 26-27; Mark 14-15; Luke 22-23; John 13-19
On the Thursday before he was crucified, Jesus had arranged to share the Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room, traditionally thought to be located in the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem. After they finished the meal, they went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples. There Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ own disciples, betrayed him to soldiers sent from the High Priest, and they took Jesus to the High Priest’s residence. In the morning the leading priests and teachers of the law put Jesus on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy. The council sent Jesus to stand trial for treason before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who resided at the Praetorium while in Jerusalem. The Praetorium was likely located at the former residence of Herod the Great, who had died over 30 years earlier. When Pilate learned that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. But when Jesus gave no answer to Herod’s many questions, Herod and his soldiers sent him back to Pilate, who conceded to the people’s demands that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry his cross out of the city gate to Golgotha, meaning Skull Hill, referring to what may have been a small unquarried hill in the middle of an old quarry just outside the gate. After Jesus was unable to carry his cross any further, a man named Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry it for him. There at Golgotha they crucified Jesus. After Jesus died, his body was hurriedly taken down before nightfall and placed in a newly cut, rock tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish high council. This tomb was likely located at the perimeter of the old quarry.
