Matthew 26:43
He came and again found them asleep, for they were very tired.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
In Context
44So He left them, and went away once more and prayed a third time, again using the same words.
Cross References
Acts 20:9and a youth of the name of Eutychus was sitting at the window. This lad, gradually sinking into deep sleep while Paul preached at unusual length, overcome at last by sleep, fell from the second floor and was taken up dead.
1 Thessalonians 5:6So then let us not sleep, like the rest of the world, but let us keep awake 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 →