Matthew 26:44

So he left them and went away again and prayed for a third time, saying the same thing.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

In Context

43Then he came and found them sleeping again, for their eyes were heavy.

45Then he came to his disciples and said to them, “Sleep on now and take your rest! Behold, the hour has drawn near, and the Son of Man is delivered up into the hands of sinners.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:7“And when you pray, do not babble on repetitiously like the Gentiles do, for they think they will be heard because of their use of many words.

2 Corinthians 12:8Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.

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 →

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