Matthew 26:30 Meaning and Explanation
“And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Matthew 26:30 Mean?
The Passover meal closed with the singing of psalms -- the Hallel, Psalms 113 through 118, songs of deliverance, of steadfast love, and of the stone the builders refused. Jesus sings them with His disciples, then walks out into the night toward the Mount of Olives.
Jesus goes to Gethsemane singing. The psalms on His lips that night praise the God whose mercy endureth for ever and tell of the rejected stone made the head of the corner. He sang of His own story, and He trusted His Father enough to keep singing on the way to the garden.
Matthew 26:30 in the Original Language
hymneo (ὑμνέω), 'sung an hymn' -- to sing praise; the Passover closed with psalms of the Hallel.
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What does Matthew 26:30 mean?
After singing a hymn, Jesus and the disciples go out to the Mount of Olives.