Matthew 26:43 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 26:43

And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping—for their eyes were heavy.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

KJV

And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.

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Commentary

1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 43, 44.) And he came again and found them sleeping. For their eyes were heavy. And leaving them, he went away again and prayed for the third time, saying the same thing. He alone prays for all, just as he alone suffers for everyone. But the apostles' eyes grew weak and burdened by imminent denial.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Their 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?

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

The verses we have now read describe what is commonly called Christ’s agony at Gethsemane. It is a passage which undoubtedly contains deep and mysterious things. We ought to read it with reverence and wonder, for there is much in it which we cannot fully comprehend. Why do we find our Lord so “sorrowful and very heavy,” as he is here described? What are we to make of his words, “My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death.”

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐλθὼν	elthōn	having come	G2064 →
πάλιν	palin	again	G3825 →
εὗρεν	heuren	He found	G2147 →
αὐτοὺς	autous	them	G846 →
καθεύδοντας·	katheudontas	sleeping;	G2518 →
ἦσαν	ēsan	were	G1510 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
αὐτῶν	autōn	of them	G846 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
ὀφθαλμοὶ	ophthalmoi	eyes	G3788 →
βεβαρημένοι.¶	bebarēmenoi	wearied.	G916 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 13:1
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
leads to
- Titus 3:1
  Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
- 1 Peter 2:13–17
  Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
- Daniel 2:21
  He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
- John 19:11
  Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
- Proverbs 8:15–16
  By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;
Through
Jonah 1:6
The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
leads to
- Psalms 107:28–29
  Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
- Jonah 3:9
  Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”
- 2 Samuel 12:22
  David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’