Matthew 26:43

Matthew 26:43 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
• New International Version (NIV)When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When he returned to them again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn’t keep their eyes open.

Context of Matthew 26:43

41Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 42Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.” And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy. 44So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 45Then He came to His disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Matthew 26:43 word by word

καὶ ἐλθὼν πάλιν εὗρεν αὐτοὺς καθεύδοντας· ἦσαν γὰρ αὐτῶν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ βεβαρημένοι.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• and foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• asleepκαθεύδωkatheudō · to sleepG2518
• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• eyesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• heavyβαρέωbareō · to burdenG916

Cross-references for Matthew 26:43

• Proverbs 23:34Yes, you will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, Or like one who lies at the top of the mast, saying:
• Jonah 1:6So the captain came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God; perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
• Luke 9:32But Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep; and when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who stood with Him.
• Acts 20:9And in a window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep; and as Paul continued speaking, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead.
• Romans 13:1Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:6Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.

Commentaries on Matthew 26:43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 43Their eyes were heavy - That is, they could not keep them open. Was there nothing preternatural in this? Was there no influence here from the powers of darkness?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

Topics related to Matthew 26:43

• Gethsemane
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Peter
• Sorrow

In the dictionaries

• Adjure
• Blood
• Covenant
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• Curse
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• Guilty
• Heavy
• Hymn
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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