Matthew 26:38

“It is by his prayer that Jesus vanquishes the tempter, both at the outset of his public mission and in the ultimate struggle of his agony.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 4:1-11; 26:36-44.

“But "soul" also refers to the innermost aspect of man, that which is of greatest value in him,” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 10:28; 26:38; Jn 12:27; 2 Macc 6 30.

“Nay, not even His soul, of which it is related, “My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38.

“And that afterwards it should be related that He was greatly troubled in death, saying, as He Himself declared, “My soul is sorrowful even unto death;” and that at the last He was brought to that death which is accounted the most shameful among men, although He rose again on the third day.” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38.

“For when it wishes to indicate any suffering or perturbation affecting Him, it indicates it under the name of soul; as when it says, “Now is My soul troubled;” and, “My soul is sorrowful, even unto death;” and, “No man taketh My soul from Me, but I lay it down of Myself.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38.

“And again, “My soul is sorrowful even unto death.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38.

“Her anguish, again, was indicated when He said, “My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death;” her fear by the words, “Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me;” and her perplexity, too, when He said, “And what I shall say, I know not.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38.

“…to the grief of my wounds;” nor would He have wept over Lazarus, nor have sweated great drops of blood; nor have declared, “My soul is exceeding sorrowful;” nor, when His side was pierced, would there have come forth blood and water.” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38.

“How too do they answer innumerable objections from the Gospel Scriptures, in which the Lord speaks so many things manifestly contrary to them? as is that, “My soul is sorrowful even unto death,” [Matt 26:38] and, “I have power to lay down My life;” [John 10:18] and many more things of the like kind.” — the author cites it

The Evangelist had said a little above, that “when they had sung an hymn they went out to the mount of Olives;” to point out the part of the mount to which they took their way, he now adds, “Then came Jesus with them…

Luke says, “To the mount of Olives,” [Luke 22:39] and John, “Went forth over the brook Cedron, where was a garden,” [John 18:1] which is the same as this Gethsemane, and is a place where He prayed at the foot of…

Gethsemane is interpreted, ‘The rich valley;’ and there He bade His disciples sit a little while, and wait His return whilst He prayed alone for all.

For it was not fitting that He should be seized in the place where He had sate and eaten the Passover with His disciples. Also He must first pray, and choose a place pure for prayer.

He says, “Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder,” because the disciples adhered inseparably to Christ; but it was His practice to pray apart from them, therein teaching us to study quiet and retirement for our prayers.

But seeing that prayer is the sending up the understanding to God, or the asking of God things fitting, how did the Lord pray? For His understanding needed not to be lifted up to God, having been once united…

When the Lord prayed in the mountain, He taught us to make supplication for heavenly things; when He prays in the garden, He teaches us to study humility in our prayer. And beautifully, as He draws near His Passion,…

He had accepted the disciples’ faith and the devotedness of their will, but He foresaw that they would be troubled and scattered abroad, and therefore bade them sit still in their places; for to sit belongs to one at…

These words, He began to be sorrowful and very heavy, are interpreted by heretics that fear of death assailed the Son of God, being (as they allege) neither begotten from eternity, nor existing in the Father’s…

But we say that passible man was so taken by God the Son, that His Deity remained impassible. Indeed the Son of God suffered, not by imputation but actually, all that Scripture testifies, in respect of that part of…

I suppose that there are some who offer here no other cause of His fear than His passion and death. I ask those who think thus, whether it stands with reason that He should have feared to die, who banished from the…

Since then we read that the Lord was sorrowful, let us discover the causes of His agony. He had forewarned them all that they would be offended, and Peter that he would thrice deny his Lord; and taking him and James…

The Lord therefore sorrowed not from fear of suffering, for for this cause He had come that He should suffer, and had rebuked Peter for his fearfulness; [marg. note: Matt 14:40] but for the wretched Judas, for the…

Or otherwise; All things which have not yet been brought into existence by their Maker have a natural desire of existence, and naturally shun non-existence. God the Word then, having been made Man, had this desire,…

Our Lord therefore sorrowed to prove the reality of the Man which He had taken upon Him; but that passion might bear no sway in His mind, “He began to be sorrowful” by pro-passion [ed. note: see ch. 5, page 185]; for…

By this place are overthrown the Manichaeans, who said that He took an unreal body; and those also who said that He had not a real soul, but His Divinity in place of a soul. [marg. note: e.g. Apollinaris]

We have the narratives of the Evangelists, by which we know that Christ was both born of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was seized by the Jews, scourged, crucified, put to death, and buried in a tomb, all which cannot be…

Since then these things are related in the Evangelists, they are not surely false, but as when He willed He became Man, so likewise when He willed He took into His human soul these passions for the sake of adding…

Wherefore the passions of our nature were in Christ both by nature and beyond nature. By nature, because He left His flesh to suffer the things incidental to it; beyond nature, because these natural emotions did not…

He is sorrowful, yet not Himself, but His soul; not His Wisdom, not His divine Substance, but His soul, for He took upon Him my soul, and my body.

He is sorrowful not because of death, but “unto death,” until He has set the Apostles free by His Passion. Let those who imagine Jesus to have taken an irrational soul, say how it is that He is thus sorrowful, and…

Or otherwise; “My soul is sorrowful even unto death;” as much as to say, Sorrow is begun in me, but not to endure for ever, but only till the hour of death; that when I shall die for sin, I shall die also to all…

Or the sleep which He would have them forego is not bodily rest, for which at this critical time there was no room, but mental torpor, the sleep of unbelief.

“…which the bodily senses represent outward things, and up to which reach the capabilities of beasts; and thence, again, I passed on to the reasoning faculty, unto which whatever is received from the senses of the body is referred to be judged, which also, finding itself to be variable in me, raised itself up to its…” — editor's note: Here, and more explicitly in sec. 25, we have before us what has been called the “trichotomy” of man. This doctrine Augustin does not deny in theory, but…

“For unknown to himself every one is before the questioning of temptation: just as of himself Peter in his confidence was ignorant, and by denying learned what kind of powers he had, in his very stumbling he perceived that it was falsely he had been…” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 35–69.

“Was He not bearing thy weakness, when He said, “Sad is My soul even unto death”?” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38.

“Another Prophet says of Him, that He grieved for us: and the Evangelist says, “And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy:” and our Lord Himself saith unto them of Himself, “My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 37, 38.

“This alludeth to those words which He spoke when His Passion was drawing near, “My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38.

“Remember, “My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38.

“Matthew then proceeds with his narrative in the same connection as follows: “Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 36–46.

“According to the form of God, “As the Father hath life in Himself, so hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself;” according to the form of a servant, His “soul is sorrowful even unto death;” and, “O my Father,” He says, “if it be possible, let this cup pass from me.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38, 39

“…to raise Lazarus He even shed tears, that He earnestly desired to eat the passover with His disciples, that as His passion drew near His soul was sorrowful, these emotions are certainly not falsely ascribed to Him.” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38.

“…assumed the infirmity of man, to teach him, when thereby saddened and troubled, to say what follows: “Nevertheless, Father, not as I will, but as Thou wilt.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38, 39.

“…will not say that it was joy that disturbed Him; lest His own words should convince us of the contrary when He says, “My soul is sorrowful, even unto death.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38.

“He likewise acknowledged, it is true, that His “soul was troubled, even unto death,” and the flesh weak; with the design, (however,) first of all, that by having, as His own, trouble of soul and weakness of the flesh, He might show you that…” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38.

““My soul,” says He, “is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death;” and “the bread that I will give is my flesh, (which I will give) for the life of the world.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38. Tertullian’s quotation is put interrogatively.

“…it also appertains to be lifted and raised up again; although He was at the same time bearing about with Him “a soul that was trembling even unto death,” but which did not fall through death, because even the Scripture informs us that “He spoke of His body.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38.

“And again, “My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death,” and again David’s words as interpreted by Peter “His soul was not left in hell neither did His flesh see corruption.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38

“…doth my Father love me because I lay down my life for the sheep,” and again “Now is my soul troubled” “my soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death” and of His body He says “The bread that I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world,” and when He delivered the divine mysteries and…” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38

“And again “My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38

“…me,” the hunger, the thirst, and the strengthening by an angel; His saying “Now is my soul troubled,” and “my soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death,” and all similar passages belonging to the manhood of the Christ.” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38

“For we are bound to celebrate it, not to ourselves but to the Lord; and to rejoice, not in ourselves but in the Lord, who bore our griefs and said, ‘My soul is sorrowful unto death.’” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38.

“And was it for this cause that He was “exceeding sorrowful, and said, If it be possible, let this cup pass from Me”? ( Matt. xxvi. 38, 39.)” — the author cites it

“Matt. XXVI. 36-38.” — the author cites it

“And a little while before He had said, “My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death,” and, “Father, let the cup pass from me;”and He had appeared in an agony and sweating, and strengthened by an angel.” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 38, 39.

“In their parody of the faith they deceive themselves with words such as, My soul is sorrowful even unto death.” — editor's note: St. Matt. xxvi. 38.

“These impious assertions are based on the words, My soul is sorrowful even unto death, and “Father if it be possible let this cup pass away from Me”, and also, My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me? to which they also add, Father into Thy hands I commend My Spirit.” — editor's note: St. Matt. xxvi. 38.

“…of the dumb shall be plain;” Jesus knowing that the time was now come for the fulfilment of His glorious Passion, said, “My soul is sorrowful even unto death;” and again, “Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me.”” — editor's note: S. Matt. xxvi. 38, 39.

Matthew 26:38 and Mark 14:34 share the same wording (14 words).

Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.

Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.

Cited together in Rabanus Maurus on Matthew 26:36–38 (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.

Cited together in Confessions VII.17.

Cited together in Confessions VII.17.

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Cited together in Against Celsus II.9.

Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 60.

Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 1:1 (5) (Catena Aurea) and 1 other place.

Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 60.

Cited together in Catechism §363 and 2 other places.

Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 60.

Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 60.

Cited together in Catechism §363.

Cited together in Rabanus Maurus on Matthew 26:36–38 (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Catechism §363.

Cited together in Confessions VII.17.

Cited together in Confessions VII.17.

Cited together in Against Celsus II.9.

Cited together in Confessions VII.17.

Cited together in On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 18.

Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.

Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.

Cited together in Confessions VII.17.

Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.

Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.

Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 1:1 (5) (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.

Cited together in Catechism §363.

Cited together in Catechism §363.

Cited together in Catechism §363.