Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go there and pray.”
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Matthew 26:36 in context
Matthew 26:33–39
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But Peter answered him, “Even if all will be made to stumble because of you, I will never be made to stumble.”
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Jesus said to him, “Most certainly I tell you that tonight, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”
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Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you.” All of the disciples also said likewise.
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Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go there and pray.”
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He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and severely troubled.
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Then Jesus said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with me.”
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He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”
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