Mark 14:34
And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
Mark 14:34 in other translations
| BSB | Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.” |
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| WEB | He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.” |
| ASV | And he saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death: abide ye here, and watch. |
| YLT | and he saith to them, ‘Exceeding sorrowful is my soul--to death; remain here, and watch.' |
| DARBY | And he says to them, My soul is full of grief even unto death; abide here and watch. |
| BBE | And he said to them, My soul is very sad, even to death: be here a little time, and keep watch. |
| Webster | And saith to them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful to death: tarry ye here, and watch. |
What does Mark 14:34 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 14:32-42
Christ's sufferings began with the sorest of all, those in his soul. He began to be sorely amazed; words not used in St. Matthew, but very full of meaning. The terrors of God set themselves in array against him, and he allowed him to contemplate them. Never was sorrow like unto his at this time. Now he was made a curse for us; the curses of the law were laid upon him as our Surety. He now tasted death, in all the…
Mark 14:34 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 14:34
- 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.
- Mark 13:35-37
Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
- 1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
- 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.
- Lamentations 1:12
Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
- Ephesians 6:18-19
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
- Mark 14:37-38
And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
- Isaiah 53:3-4
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. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
- 1 Peter 4:7
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
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Context
- Mark 14:33
And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
- Mark 14:34
And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
- Mark 14:35
And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
Mark 14:34 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y les dice: Está muy triste mi alma, hasta la muerte: esperad aquí y velad. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il leur dit: Mon âme est saisie de tristesse jusqu’à la mort; demeurez ici et veillez. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er spricht zu ihnen: Meine Seele ist sehr betrübt, bis zum Tode; bleibet hier und wachet. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ait illis: Tristis est anima mea usque ad mortem: sustinete hic, et vigilate. |