Matthew 26:43

And again, he went and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

Catholic Public Domain Version

In The King James Version

And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.

In Context

42Again, a second time, he went and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this chalice cannot pass away, unless I drink it, let your will be done.”

44And leaving them behind, again he went and prayed for the third time, saying the same words.

Read all of Matthew 26

Cross References

Jonah 1:6And the helmsman approached him, and he said to him, “Why are you weighed down with sleep? Rise, call upon your God, so perhaps God will be mindful of us and we might not perish.”

Acts 20:9And a certain adolescent named Eutychus, sitting on the window sill, was being weighed down by a heavy drowsiness (for Paul was preaching at length). Then, as he went to sleep, he fell from the third floor room downward. And when he was lifted up, he was dead.

1 Thessalonians 5:6Therefore, let us not sleep, as the rest do. Instead, we should be vigilant and sober.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 26:37-47

The Agony in the Garden. 36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. 38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. 39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Matthew 26:43