Matthew 26:36

Verses 36-45. Jesus' agony in Gethsemane. This account is also recorded in Mr 14:32-42; Lu 22:39-46; Joh 18:1. Verse 36. Then cometh, etc. After the institution of the Supper, in the early part of the night, he went out to the Mount of Olives. In his journey he passed over the brook Cedron, (Joh 18:1,) which bounded Jerusalem on the east. Unto a place. John calls this a garden. This garden was evidently on the western side of the Mount of Olives, a short distance from Jerusalem, and commanding a full view of the city. It is doubted whether the word rendered garden means a villa or country seat, or a garden, properly so called.