Matthew 26:38

τοτὲ λέγει αὐτ.: He confides to the three His state of mind without reserve, as if He wished it to be known. Cf. the use made in the epistle to the Hebrews of this frank manifestation of weakness as showing that Christ could not have usurped the priestly office, but rather simply submitted to be made a priest (chap. Matthew 5:7-8). περίλυπος, overwhelmed with distress, “über and über traurig” (Weiss). ἕως θανάτου, mortally = death by anticipation, showing that it was the Passion with all its horrors vividly realised that was causing the distress. Hilary, true to his docetic tendency represents Christ as distressed on account of the three, fearing they might altogether lose their faith in God. ὧδε : the three stationed nearer the scene of agony to keep watch there.