Berean Standard Bible
Matthew 26:40
40Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.
Matthew 26:40 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
- New International Version (NIV)Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, "So, could you not watch with me one hour?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour?
Context of Matthew 26:40
38Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” 39Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.” Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter. 41“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” 42A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
Read all of Matthew 26Matthew 26:40 word by word
καὶ ἔρχεται πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς καὶ εὑρίσκει αὐτοὺς καθεύδοντας καὶ λέγει τῷ Πέτρῳ· οὕτως οὐκ ἰσχύσατε μίαν ὥραν γρηγορῆσαι μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ;Read the interlinear
- Thenκαίkai · andG2532
- returnedἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
- foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
- themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- sleepingκαθεύδωkatheudō · to sleepG2518
- ·οὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
- Were you not ableοὐou · noG3756
- Were you not ableἰσχύωischuō · be strongG2480
- to keep watchγρηγορέωgrēgoreuō · to keep watchG1127
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- Meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
- hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
- He askedλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
Cross-references for Matthew 26:40
- Matthew 26:43And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
- Matthew 25:5When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
- Mark 14:37Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
- Luke 9:32Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.
- Luke 22:45When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.
- Matthew 26:35Peter replied, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the other disciples said the same thing.
- Judges 9:33And in the morning at sunrise, get up and advance against the city. When Gaal and his men come out against you, do to them whatever you are able.”
- 1 Samuel 26:15So David said to Abner, “You are a man, aren’t you? And who in Israel is your equal? Why then did you not protect your lord the king when one of the people came to destroy him?
- 1 Kings 20:11And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”
Commentaries on Matthew 26:40
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40He - saith unto Peter - He addressed himself more particularly to this apostle, because of the profession he had made, Matthew 26:33; as if he had said: "Is this the way you testify your affectionate attachment to me? Ye all said you were ready to die with me; what, then, cannot you watch One hour?" Instead of , could Ye not, the Codex Alexandrinus, the later Syriac in the margin, three of the Itala, and Juvencus, read , couldst Thou not - referring the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36-45Verses 36-45 Jesus‘ agony in Gethsemane - This account is also recorded in Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-46; John 18:1. Matthew 26:36 Then cometh - After the institution of the Lord‘s Supper, in the early part of the night, he went out to the Mount of Olives. In his journey he passed over the brook Cedron John 18:1, which bounded Jerusalem on the east. Unto a place - John calls this “a garden.” This garden was on the western side of the Mount of Olives, and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-46Verses 36-46 He who made atonement for the sins of mankind, submitted himself in a garden of suffering, to the will of God, from which man had revolted in a garden of pleasure. Christ took with him into that part of the garden where he suffered his agony, only those who had witnessed his glory in his transfiguration. Those are best prepared to suffer with Christ, who have by faith beheld his glory. The words used denote the most entire dejection…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36-46This scene reveals how deeply Jesus understood the suffering he would encounter on the cross. It also reveals his complete dedication to God's will (see Matthew 20:28). The words in 26:41–42 echo the Lord’s Prayer in 6:9–13.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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