James Jacques Tissot (French painter and illustrator, 1836-1902), "My Soul Is Sorrowful unto Death (Mon âme est triste jusqu'à la mort)" (1884-1896), Opaque
watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper,
25.1 x 17.5 cm, Brooklyn
Museum, New York, NY. |
Matthew 26:36-38 (NIV) "36 Then
Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them,
'Sit here while I go over there and pray.' 37
He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to
be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he
said to them, 'My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay
here and keep watch with me.'"
Luke 22:40-46 (NIV)
"40 On
reaching the place, he said to them, 'Pray that you will not fall into
temptation.' 41 He withdrew about a
stone's throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, 42
'Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my
will, but yours be done.' 43 An angel
from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. 44
And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was
like drops of blood falling to the ground.
45 When he rose from prayer and went
back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.
46 'Why are you sleeping?' he asked
them. 'Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.'"
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