Matthew 26:43

And he came again, and found them asleep; for their eyes had become heavy.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

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

In Context

42Again he went the second time, and prayed, and said, My Father, if it be not possible for this cup to pass, unless I drink it, be done thy will!

44And he left them, and went again, and prayed the third time, and said the same word.

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Cross References

Acts 20:9And a certain youth whose name was Eutikos sat in a window and heard. And he had sunk into a heavy sleep while Paulos prolonged his discourse, and in his sleep he fell from the third floor, and was taken up as dead.

1 Thessalonians 5:6Sleep we not, therefore, as the rest; but be wakeful 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 →

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