“Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.”
Matthew 26:38 — Greek Interlinear
Church Fathers on Matthew 26:38
The Evangelist had said a little above, that 'when they had sung an hymn they went out to the mount of Olives;' to point out the part of the mount to which they took their way, he now adds, 'Then came Jesus with them to a garden called Gethsemane.'
Luke says, 'To the mount of Olives,' [Luke 22:39] and John, 'Went forth over the brook Cedron, where was a garden,' [John 18:1] which is the same as this Gethsemane, and is a place where He prayed at the foot of mount Olivet, where is a garden, and a Church now built. [ed. note: This is probably from Areulfus' account in Adamnantus de Locis Sanctis, c. 23 (ap. Act. Benedict. iv 502) as he quoted him by name, above, p. 95]
Gethsemane is interpreted, 'The rich valley;' and there He bade His disciples sit a little while, and wait His return whilst He prayed alone for all.