The Meaning of Mark 14:32 Explained

Mark 14:32

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

YLT: And they come to a spot, the name of which is Gethsemane, and he saith to his disciples, 'Sit ye here till I may pray;'

Darby: And they come to a place of which the name is Gethsemane, and he says to his disciples, Sit here while I shall pray.

ASV: And they come unto a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith unto his disciples, Sit ye here, while I pray.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Mark 14:32 Mean?

Context Summary

Mark 14:32-52 - Alone In The Hour Of Trial
When the soul is overwhelmed, it seeks to be alone, and yet not too far from human sympathy and help. The three most trusted might enter the enclosure, but even they could not share the depth of the Master's anguish, which was so great as to threaten His very life. He cried to Him who could save Him from dying before His trial and sentence, and was saved from what He feared. Our Lord did not shrink from physical suffering, but from the horror of becoming sin-bearer for the race, and putting away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. His disciples failed Him, but as He submitted to the Father's will His spirit rose triumphant. Sleep on now-the past is irrevocable. The disciples fled as fast as their feet would carry them. If only they had prayed, they would have been steadfast and unmovable. There are good reasons for supposing that the young man mentioned here was Mark himself. [source]

Chapter Summary: Mark 14

1  A conspiracy against Jesus
3  Expensive perfume is poured on his head by a woman
10  Judas sells his Master for money
12  Jesus himself foretells how he will be betrayed by one of his disciples;
22  after the passover prepared, and eaten, institutes his last supper;
26  declares beforehand the flight of all his disciples, and Peter's denial
43  Judas betrays him with a kiss
46  Jesus is apprehended in the garden;
53  falsely accused and impiously condemned of the council;
65  shamefully abused by them;
66  and thrice denied by Peter

Greek Commentary for Mark 14:32

Which was named [ου το ονομα]
Literally, “whose name was.” On Gethsemane see note on Matthew 26:36. [source]
While I pray [εως προσευχωμαι]
Aorist subjunctive with εως — heōs really with purpose involved, a common idiom. Matthew adds “go yonder” (απελτων εκει — apelthōn ekei). [source]
Gethsemane []
See on Matthew 26:36. [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Mark 14:32

John 18:1 With [συν]
See John 12:2 for another example of συν — sun in John (common in Paul). The usual μετα — meta reappears in John 18:2. Over “Beyond,” preposition with the ablative as in John 6:22, John 6:25. Brook Old word, flowing Literally, “of the Cedars,” “Brook of the Cedars.” Only here in N.T. So 2 Samuel 15:23. Textus Receptus like Josephus (Ant. VIII, 1, 5) has the singular κηπος — tou Kedrōn (indeclinable). As a matter of fact it was always dry save after a heavy rain. A garden (kēpos). Old word, in N.T. only here, John 18:26; John 19:41 (Joseph‘s); Luke 13:19. John, like Luke, does not give the name Gethsemane (only in Mark 14:32; Matthew 26:36). The brook of the cedars had many unhallowed associations (1 Kings 2:37; 1 Kings 15:13; 2 Kings 23:4.; 2 Chronicles 29:16; Jeremiah 31:40). [source]
John 18:1 Over [περαν]
“Beyond,” preposition with the ablative as in John 6:22, John 6:25. Brook Old word, flowing Literally, “of the Cedars,” “Brook of the Cedars.” Only here in N.T. So 2 Samuel 15:23. Textus Receptus like Josephus (Ant. VIII, 1, 5) has the singular κηπος — tou Kedrōn (indeclinable). As a matter of fact it was always dry save after a heavy rain. A garden (kēpos). Old word, in N.T. only here, John 18:26; John 19:41 (Joseph‘s); Luke 13:19. John, like Luke, does not give the name Gethsemane (only in Mark 14:32; Matthew 26:36). The brook of the cedars had many unhallowed associations (1 Kings 2:37; 1 Kings 15:13; 2 Kings 23:4.; 2 Chronicles 29:16; Jeremiah 31:40). [source]
John 18:1 Brook [χειμαρρου]
Old word, flowing Literally, “of the Cedars,” “Brook of the Cedars.” Only here in N.T. So 2 Samuel 15:23. Textus Receptus like Josephus (Ant. VIII, 1, 5) has the singular κηπος — tou Kedrōn (indeclinable). As a matter of fact it was always dry save after a heavy rain. A garden (kēpos). Old word, in N.T. only here, John 18:26; John 19:41 (Joseph‘s); Luke 13:19. John, like Luke, does not give the name Gethsemane (only in Mark 14:32; Matthew 26:36). The brook of the cedars had many unhallowed associations (1 Kings 2:37; 1 Kings 15:13; 2 Kings 23:4.; 2 Chronicles 29:16; Jeremiah 31:40). [source]

What do the individual words in Mark 14:32 mean?

And they come to a place of which the name [is] Gethsemane He says to the disciples of Him Sit here while I shall pray
Καὶ ἔρχονται εἰς χωρίον οὗ τὸ ὄνομα Γεθσημανί λέγει τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ Καθίσατε ὧδε ἕως προσεύξωμαι

ἔρχονται  they  come 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Middle or Passive, 3rd Person Plural
Root: ἔρχομαι  
Sense: to come.
χωρίον  a  place 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Singular
Root: χωρίον  
Sense: a space, a place, a region, a district.
οὗ  of  which 
Parse: Personal / Relative Pronoun, Genitive Neuter Singular
Root: ὅς 
Sense: who, which, what, that.
ὄνομα  name  [is] 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Neuter Singular
Root: ὄνομα  
Sense: name: univ.
Γεθσημανί  Gethsemane 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Neuter Singular
Root: Γεθσημανῆ 
Sense: the name of a place at the foot of the Mount of Olives, beyond the torrent Kidron.
λέγει  He  says 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: λέγω 
Sense: to say, to speak.
τοῖς  to  the 
Parse: Article, Dative Masculine Plural
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
μαθηταῖς  disciples 
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Plural
Root: μαθητής  
Sense: a learner, pupil, disciple.
αὐτοῦ  of  Him 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
Καθίσατε  Sit 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Plural
Root: καθίζω  
Sense: to make to sit down.
ὧδε  here 
Parse: Adverb
Root: ὧδε  
Sense: here, to this place, etc.
ἕως  while 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: ἕως  
Sense: till, until.
προσεύξωμαι  I  shall  pray 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Middle, 1st Person Singular
Root: προσεύχομαι  
Sense: to offer prayers, to pray.