Matthew 26:37 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³⁷ He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee [i.e., James and John] with Him, and [soon] began to be grieved and very distressed.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁷ And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁷ And taking with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to show grief and distress of mind and was deeply depressed.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁷ And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and sore troubled.

Common English Bible

³⁷ When he took Peter and Zebedee’s two sons, he began to feel sad and anxious.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁷ And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and saddened.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁷ And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to grow sorrowful and to be sad.

Matthew 26:37 Cross References

Matthew 17:1

And after six days [had passed], Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John aside and went up into a high mountain [i.e., an unidentified mountain nearby].

Matthew 20:20

Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons [i.e., James and John] came to Jesus with her sons and, bowing down in reverence before Him, made a request of Him.

Matthew 4:18

While Jesus was walking beside Lake Galilee, He saw two brothers; Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting their net into the lake, because they were fishermen.

Matthew 4:21

[As] Jesus went from there He saw two [other] brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in the boat with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. He called them,

Mark 5:37

He did not allow anyone to follow Him [i.e., to the official’s house] except Peter, James and his brother John.

Luke 22:44

And He became anguished as He prayed more fervently; even His sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.

John 12:27

“Now my heart is distressed; and what shall I say [i.e., to God]? ‘Father, bring me safely through this time.’ But, this is the reason I came [to earth]; to [go through] such a time.