And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.
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Interpretation
Every description which the evangelists give of the state of mind in which our Lord entered upon this conflict, proves the tremendous nature of the assault, and the perfect foreknowledge of its terrors possessed by the meek and lowly Jesus. Here are three things not in the other evangelists.
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This thought runs through Luke 22:39-43.
Glossary
- Mount of Olives Place
- Biblical hill. Modern identification: Mount of Olives.