Mark 14:32-34

[32] And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray. [33] And he taketh with Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy; [34] And saith unto them, soul exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.

What is the context of Mark 14:32-34?

Jesus Prays in the Garden of Gethsemane (Mark 14:32-42 true)
Jesus Prays in Gethsemane (Mark 14:32-42 true)
Gethsemane .( AC .) (Mark 14:32-42 true)
Jesus in Gethsemane (Mark 14:32-42 true)
The Prayer in Gethsemane (Mark 14:32-42 true)
The Prayer in the Garden (Mark 14:32-42 true)

What does Mark 14:32-34 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Jesus apparently took His inner circle of disciples (cf. Mark 5:37; Mark 9:2) with Him to teach them about suffering and to receive help from their intercession for Him (cf. Matthew 26:38). The other disciples were to pray as well ( Luke 22:40). This was apparently a favorite place that Jesus and the disciples had visited previously (cf. Luke 22:39; John 18:2).

The words "distressed" (Gr. ekthambeisthai) and "troubled" (Gr. ademonein) together "describe an extremely acute emotion, a compound of bewilderment, fear, uncertainty and anxiety, nowhere else portrayed in such vivid terms as here." ^[1] The prospect of bearing God"s wrath for the world"s sins and experiencing separation from His Father grieved Jesus deeply (Gr. perilypos, cf. Mark 6:26). This was much more than any mere martyr has ever had to endure.