Matthew 26:36 (Gethsemane)

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Following Jesus’ last Passover with His disciples He proceeded as was His custom to the Mount of Olives where they would spend the night (Luk 22:39, cf. Luk 21:37, Joh 8:1).  Along the way, He predicted that they would all fall away from Him that very night, to which they all, and especially Peter, affirmed…

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Matthew 26:34-35 (Self-Confidence and Denying the Lord)

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On the way to the Garden of Gethsemane after celebrating the Passover with His disciples, Jesus warned according to Scripture that they would all fall away and be scattered that very night like sheep whose Shepherd was struck down (Mat 26:31).  To this Peter boasted he would never fall away even if everyone else did…

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Luke 22:31-32 (Sifted Like Wheat)

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It is Wednesday evening of Passion Week and Jesus has just finished celebrating the Passover feast with His disciples a day earlier than the official celebration observed by the religious leaders.  This is no different from what happens on occasion even today when Muslims in different areas celebrate Ramadan on different days depending on what…

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Matthew 26:30 (Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs)

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After numerous predictions that He would be delivered up to the Jewish leaders and then handed over to the Romans to be crucified, Jesus shocked His disciples during the last supper that it would be one of them who would betray Him.  Matthew also notes of particular significance that evening His institution of the Lord’s…

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Matthew 26:30 (They Sang a Hymn)

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Jesus is in the upper room celebrating His last Passover with His disciples.  During the supper Jesus assumed the role of a servant and washed the feet of the disciples (Joh 13:1-17), and the disciples argued again about which of them was the greatest (Luk 22:24-27; cf. Luk 9:46-48, Mat 20:20,24-27).  Jesus also taught them…

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