Mark 14:34

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

Cross-references

Mark 14:37 Contrast

Mark 14:37 shows the disciples sleeping—contrasting Jesus' anguished watching with their indifference.

In Mark 13:35-37, Jesus commands watchfulness for His return; here He repeats 'stay awake' in Gethsemane, creating a direct echo.

Isaiah 53:3 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 53:3 portrays the suffering servant as a man of sorrows—foreshadowing Jesus' 'sorrowful unto death'.

1 Peter 5:8 Parallel

1 Peter 5:8 commands watchfulness against the devil, directly echoing Jesus' warning to watch and pray in Gethsemane.

John 12:27 Parallel

John 12:27 records Jesus saying his soul is troubled—direct parallel to his 'sorrowful unto death' here.

Lamentations 1:12 laments sorrow unlike any other—Jesus' unique anguish echoes this cry of suffering.

Isaiah 53:12 says he poured out his soul to death—directly matching Jesus' 'sorrowful unto death' statement.

Isaiah 53:4 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 53:4 says he bore our sorrows—Jesus' overwhelming grief here fulfills that bearing of grief.

Psalm 88:3 Allusion

In Psalm 88:3, soul full of troubles and near Sheol is almost identical to Jesus' words.

Psalm 55:4 Allusion

In Psalm 55:4, heart anguish and terrors of death directly parallel Jesus' soul overwhelmed to death.

Matthew 26:37 records the same moment, showing Jesus 'sorrowful and troubled'—the parallel account of his anguish.

Psalm 22:14 Prophetic fulfillment

Psalm 22:14 depicts heart melting in anguish — a messianic psalm whose suffering Jesus fulfills, echoing His own sorrow.

Hebrews 5:7 Allusion

Hebrews 5:7 describes Jesus offering prayers with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death—directly referencing this Gethsemane agony.

Job 6:4 Allusion

Job 6:4 describes deep anguish from God's arrows — mirroring Jesus' overwhelming sorrow here.

Psalm 18:4 Allusion

Psalm 18:4 describes being overwhelmed by death's cords — Jesus experiences that same sorrow here.

Psalm 71:20 Allusion

In Psalm 71:20, many bitter troubles match Jesus' agony, but with promised restoration.

Psalm 69:14 Allusion

In Psalm 69:14, crying from deep waters mirrors Jesus' plea, using drowning imagery.

Psalm 42:5 Parallel

Psalm 42:5 asks why the soul is cast down — similar to Jesus' sorrowful soul, though the psalmist turns to hope.

In Ephesians 6:18, the call to keep alert in prayer parallels Jesus' command to watch and pray in Gethsemane.

1 Peter 4:7 Parallel

In 1 Peter 4:7, being sober-minded for prayer echoes Jesus' command to watch in Gethsemane amid end-time urgency.

Job 16:16 Allusion

Job 16:16 depicts weeping and darkness of grief — similar to Jesus' statement of sorrow unto death.

In Psalm 119:143, trouble and distress parallel Jesus, but also delight in commands.

Psalm 61:2 Parallel

In Psalm 61:2, faint heart in distress echoes Jesus' sorrow, though less severe.