Matthew 26:44
So he left them once more, and went off and prayed a third time, repeating the same things.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
In Context
43He went back and found them sleeping, for they just couldn't stay awake.
Cross References
Matthew 6:7When you pray, don't babble on meaninglessly like the foreigners do, who think they will be heard because of all the words they repeat.
2 Corinthians 12:8I pleaded with the Lord three times to get rid of this problem.
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 →