Matthew 26:43

He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

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

In Context

42He went away a second time and prayed. He said, “My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, your will be done.”

44So leaving them again, he went away and prayed a third time, saying the same words.

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Cross References

Jonah 1:6So the captain came to him and said to him, “What are you doing sleeping? Get up! Call upon your god! Maybe your god will notice us and we will not perish.”

Acts 20:9In the window was sitting a young man named Eutychus, who fell into a deep sleep. As Paul spoke even longer, this young man, still sleeping, fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

1 Thessalonians 5:6So then, let us not sleep as the rest do. Instead, let us keep 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 →

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