Matthew 26:43
And coming again he found them sleeping; for their eyes were heavy.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
In Context
44And leaving them, he went away again, and prayed the third time, saying again the same words.
Cross References
Jonah 1:6And the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? Arise, call upon thy God! Perhaps God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Acts 20:9And there sat on the window a certain young man named Eutychus, having fallen into a deep sleep; and as Paul was discoursing at great length, he sank down with sleep, and fell from thee third story, and was taken up dead.
1 Thessalonians 5:6Let us not sleep, then, as others, but let us watch and be 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 →