Matthew 26:43
And having come He finds them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
In Context
44And leaving them, having gone away, He prayed again the third time, speaking the same word.
Cross References
Acts 20:9Paul speaking more prolixly, there was a certain young man, Eutychus by name, sitting in the window, being borne down with deep sleep, completely relaxed by sleep, fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.
1 Thessalonians 5:6then therefore let us not sleep like the rest, but 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 →