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I. The occasion of these words.

II. The matter of these words.

1. The person to whom He makes His address.

2. The matter of His request.

3. The manner or earnestness of it.

4. The submission of it. Enforce two things:

I. There is an aversion in human nature from the pangs and bitterness of death.

II. Notwithstanding that, there are grounds of submission to the will of God in it.

(E. Stillingfleet.)

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KJV: Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.

WEB: Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to his disciples, "Sit here, while I go there and pray."