Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
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Interpretation
He who made atonement for the sins of mankind, submitted himself in a garden of suffering, to the will of God, from which man had revolted in a garden of pleasure. Christ took with him into that part of the garden where he suffered his agony, only those who had witnessed his glory in his transfiguration.
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This thought runs through Matthew 26:36-40.