Matthew 26:43
And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
In Context
44And he left them, and went again and prayed the third time, and used the same language.
Cross References
Acts 20:9And a young man named Eutychus was sitting in a window and listening. And while Paul prolonged his discourse, he sunk into a deep sleep; and, in his sleep, he fell from the third loft, and was taken up as dead.
1 Thessalonians 5:6Let us not therefore sleep, like others; but let us be vigilant and considerate.
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 →