Matthew 26:43
And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
KJV
καὶ ἐλθὼν πάλιν εὗρεν αὐτοὺς καθεύδοντας· ἦσαν γὰρ αὐτῶν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ βεβαρημένοι.
Greek NT
Et venit iterum, et invenit eos dormientes : erant enim oculi eorum gravati.
Vulgate
And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
ASV
And he cometh again and findeth them sleeping: for their eyes were heavy.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βαρέω
bareo
verb · 6×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εὑρίσκω
eurisko
verb · 175×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καθεύδω
katheudo
verb · 22×
πάλιν
palin
adverb · 141×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ὀφθαλμός
ophthalmos
noun · 100×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: πάλιν εὗρεν αὐτοὺς | WH/Treg/NIV: πάλιν εὗρεν αὐτοὺς | RP: εὑρίσκει αὐτοὺς πάλιν
- πάλιν εὗρεν αὐτοὺς — SBLGNT
- πάλιν εὗρεν αὐτοὺς — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- εὑρίσκει αὐτοὺς πάλιν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2849Such a battle and such a victory become possible only through prayer. It is by his prayer that Jesus vanquishes the tempter, both at the outset of his public mission and in the ultimate struggle of his agony.159 In this petition to our heavenly Father, Christ unites us to his battle and his agony. He urges us to vigilance of the heart in communion with his own. Vigilance is "cu…
Cross-references
- Luke 9:32 — But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.
- Luke 22:45 — And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
- Matt 26:40 — And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?