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Mark 14:34

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And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
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  1. John 12:27Rank 1 from verse 34
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    27Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.

  2. Mark 13:35–37Rank 2 from verse 34
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    35Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:

    36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

    37And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

  3. 1 Peter 5:8Rank 3 from verse 34
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    8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

  4. 1 Peter 4:7Rank 4 from verse 34
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    7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

  5. Ephesians 6:18–19Rank 5 from verse 34
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    18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

    19And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

  6. Isaiah 53:12Rank 6 from verse 34
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    12Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

  7. Isaiah 53:3–4Rank 7 from verse 34
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    3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

    4¶ Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

  8. Lamentations 1:12Rank 8 from verse 34
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    12Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.

  9. Mark 14:37–38Rank 9 from verse 34
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    37And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?

    38Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.

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Mark 14:34

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

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COMBINED MEANING

exceeding

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Very great, abundant, intense, extensive, or beyond ordinary measure or degree; exceedingly.

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sorrowful

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Filled with, expressing, or causing grief, sadness, heaviness, pain, regret, distress, or anguish.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

tarry

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To stay, remain, wait, delay, lodge, continue in a place, or withhold departure or action for a time.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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watch

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Sense 1: To remain awake, alert, attentive, vigilant, observant, or on guard. Sense 2: A guard or guard duty, a station or group keeping guard, or a division of the night so guarded.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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14:32And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.

14:33And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;

14:34And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.

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14:35And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.

14:36And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

14:37And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?

14:38Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.

14:39And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.

14:40And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.

14:41And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

14:42Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.

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