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Matthew 26:36

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Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go there and pray.”

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Verse 36. Gethsemani. Saint John tells us it was a garden, whither Jesus was accustomed to go with his disciples, which Judas knew. Saint Luke says, he went according to his custom to the mount of Olives; that is where he used to spend part of the nights in prayer. Witham.

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