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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/matthew/26.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/26.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When he returned to them again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn’t keep their eyes open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/26.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having come again, He finds them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus came back and found them sleeping again. They simply could not keep their eyes open. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He found them asleep again because they couldn't keep their eyes open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He returned once more and found the disciples asleep; they could not keep their eyes open. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he came back and found them asleep, because they could not keep their eyes open. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He came again and found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/26.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />He came and again found them asleep, for they were very tired.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and having come, He finds them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/26.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having come again, He finds them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and having come, he findeth them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having gone he finds them again sleeping: for their eyes were loaded.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he cometh again and findeth them sleeping: for their eyes were heavy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And again, he went and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then he returned once more and found them asleep, for they could not keep their eyes open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/26.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And coming again, he found them while they slept, for their eyes were heavy.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/26.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And he came and found them sleeping again, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/26.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And having come He finds them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/26.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And coming, he found them asleep again, for their eyes were weighed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/26.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />then returning, he found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/26.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />He came and again found them asleep, for they were very tired.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/26.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, coming again, He found them sleeping; for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/26.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/26-43.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=8224" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/26.htm">Jesus Prays at Gethsemane</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">42</span>A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.” <span class="reftext">43</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/3825.htm" title="3825: palin (Adv) -- Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.">again</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: elthōn (V-APA-NMS) -- To come, go. ">Jesus returned</a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heuren (V-AIA-3S) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">and found</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/2518.htm" title="2518: katheudontas (V-PPA-AMP) -- To sleep, be sleeping. From kata and heudo; to lie down to rest, i.e. to fall asleep.">sleeping—</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">for</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">their</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3788.htm" title="3788: ophthalmoi (N-NMP) -- The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy.">eyes</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēsan (V-IIA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">were</a> <a href="/greek/916.htm" title="916: bebarēmenoi (V-RPM/P-NMP) -- To weight, load, burden, lit. and met. From barus; to weigh down.">heavy.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">44</span>So He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-40.htm">Mark 14:40</a></span><br />And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. And they did not know what to answer Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-45.htm">Luke 22:45</a></span><br />When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-41.htm">Matthew 26:41</a></span><br />“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-45.htm">Matthew 26:45</a></span><br />Then He returned to the disciples and said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-5.htm">Matthew 25:5</a></span><br />When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-11.htm">Romans 13:11</a></span><br />And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-6.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:6</a></span><br />So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-14.htm">Ephesians 5:14</a></span><br />So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-9.htm">Proverbs 6:9-10</a></span><br />How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep? / A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Isaiah 56:10</a></span><br />Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/1-6.htm">Jonah 1:6</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a></span><br />Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-2.htm">Revelation 3:2</a></span><br />Wake up and strengthen what remains, which is about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-15.htm">Revelation 16:15</a></span><br />“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/121-4.htm">Psalm 121:4</a></span><br />Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.</p><p class="hdg">for.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/23-34.htm">Proverbs 23:34</a></b></br> Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/1-6.htm">Jonah 1:6</a></b></br> So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/9-32.htm">Luke 9:32</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/26-40.htm">Asleep</a> <a href="/matthew/21-46.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/matthew/26-40.htm">Findeth</a> <a href="/matthew/26-40.htm">Found</a> <a href="/matthew/26-37.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/matthew/26-40.htm">Sleeping</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-8.htm">Tired</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/27-52.htm">Asleep</a> <a href="/mark/2-12.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/mark/14-37.htm">Findeth</a> <a href="/matthew/26-60.htm">Found</a> <a href="/mark/4-37.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/matthew/26-45.htm">Sleeping</a> <a href="/mark/14-40.htm">Tired</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/26-1.htm">Jesus foretells his own death.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/26-3.htm">The rulers conspire against him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/26-6.htm">The woman anoints his feet.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/26-14.htm">Judas bargains to betray him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Jesus eats the Passover;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/26-26.htm">institutes his holy supper;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/26-30.htm">foretells the desertion of his disciples, and Peter's denial;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/26-36.htm">prays in the garden;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/26-47.htm">and being betrayed by a kiss,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/26-57.htm">is carried to Caiaphas,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">69. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/26-69.htm">and denied by Peter.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And again Jesus returned</b><br>This phrase indicates a repeated action, emphasizing Jesus' persistence in prayer and concern for His disciples. It reflects His dedication to seeking the Father's will, as seen throughout His ministry. The repetition also highlights the importance of the moment, as Jesus is preparing for His imminent crucifixion. This scene takes place in the Garden of Gethsemane, a location on the Mount of Olives, which holds significant biblical history as a place of prayer and prophecy (<a href="/zechariah/14-4.htm">Zechariah 14:4</a>).<p><b>and found them sleeping</b><br>The disciples' inability to stay awake underscores human frailty and the struggle against the flesh. Despite Jesus' earlier warning to "watch and pray" (<a href="/matthew/26-41.htm">Matthew 26:41</a>), they succumb to physical exhaustion. This moment contrasts with Jesus' vigilance and spiritual readiness, highlighting His role as the faithful intercessor. The disciples' sleep can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual unpreparedness, a theme echoed in the parable of the ten virgins (<a href="/matthew/25.htm">Matthew 25:1-13</a>).<p><b>for their eyes were heavy</b><br>This phrase suggests the disciples' physical exhaustion, likely due to the emotional and mental strain of the events leading up to this moment. The heaviness of their eyes symbolizes the weight of the impending trials and the spiritual battle taking place. It also reflects the human condition of weakness, which Jesus came to redeem. The heaviness can be seen as a fulfillment of prophecy, as <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a> describes the Messiah as "a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief," bearing the burdens of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is in the Garden of Gethsemane, experiencing deep sorrow and distress as He prays before His impending crucifixion.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>Specifically, Peter, James, and John, whom Jesus had taken with Him to pray. They are found sleeping despite Jesus' request for them to keep watch and pray.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/garden_of_gethsemane.htm">Garden of Gethsemane</a></b><br>A place of olive trees located on the Mount of Olives, just outside Jerusalem. It is significant as the location where Jesus prayed fervently before His arrest.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_prayer_and_vigilance.htm">The Event of Prayer and Vigilance</a></b><br>This event highlights the contrast between Jesus' vigilance in prayer and the disciples' inability to stay awake, symbolizing spiritual weakness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_vigilance.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>Just as the disciples were physically tired, we can become spiritually weary. We must remain vigilant in prayer and watchfulness to avoid falling into temptation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_weakness_and_divine_strength.htm">Human Weakness and Divine Strength</a></b><br>The disciples' inability to stay awake highlights human frailty. It reminds us to rely on God's strength, especially in times of spiritual battle.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_support_one_another_in_prayer.htm">The Call to Support One Another in Prayer</a></b><br>Jesus sought the support of His closest disciples in prayer. We, too, should seek and offer prayer support within our Christian community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_and_overcoming_spiritual_lethargy.htm">Recognizing and Overcoming Spiritual Lethargy</a></b><br>Like the disciples, we may find ourselves spiritually asleep. Recognizing this state is the first step toward seeking God's help to awaken our spirits.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_pray_to_avoid_crucifixion.htm">Did Jesus pray to The Father to prevent the crucifixion? Yes. (Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42) No. (John 12:27)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_jesus_conflicted_in_matthew_26_36-46.htm">In Matthew 26:36-46, why does Jesus seem conflicted about His fate if He was fully aware of His divine mission and outcome?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jesus_call_a_woman_a_'dog'.htm">If Jesus was sinless, why did He call a Gentile woman a 'dog' (Matthew 15:26)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_judas_kiss_jesus.htm">Did Judas kiss Jesus? Yes (Matthew 26:48-50) No. Judas could not get close enough to Jesus to kiss him (John 18:3-12)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(43) <span class= "bld">He came and found them asleep again.</span>--The motive of this return we may reverently believe to have been, as before, the craving for human sympathy in that hour of awful agony. He does not now rouse them or speak to them. He looks on them sorrowfully, and they meet His gaze with bewildered and stupefied astonishment. "They wist not what to answer Him" (<a href="/mark/14-40.htm" title="And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither knew they what to answer him.">Mark 14:40</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 43.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He came and found them asleep (</span><span class="accented">sleeping</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>again</span>. In the best manuscripts "again" is connected with the verb "came." This was his second visit; he was still craving for their sympathy, still desirous of their safety under temptation. <span class="cmt_word">Heavy</span> (<span class="greek">βεβαρημένοι</span>). Weighed down with drowsiness; St. Mark adds, "Neither wist they what to answer him." He partially aroused them, but they were too overcome with sleep to enter fully into the situation or to attend to the obvious duty before them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/26-43.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Again</span><br /><span class="grk">πάλιν</span> <span class="translit">(palin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3825.htm">Strong's 3825: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Jesus] returned</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐλθὼν</span> <span class="translit">(elthōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come, go. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] found</span><br /><span class="grk">εὗρεν</span> <span class="translit">(heuren)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοὺς</span> <span class="translit">(autous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sleeping—</span><br /><span class="grk">καθεύδοντας</span> <span class="translit">(katheudontas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2518.htm">Strong's 2518: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sleep, be sleeping. From kata and heudo; to lie down to rest, i.e. to fall asleep.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="grk">γὰρ</span> <span class="translit">(gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> </span><span class="str2">For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῶν</span> <span class="translit">(autōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eyes</span><br /><span class="grk">ὀφθαλμοὶ</span> <span class="translit">(ophthalmoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3788.htm">Strong's 3788: </a> </span><span class="str2">The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were</span><br /><span class="grk">ἦσαν</span> <span class="translit">(ēsan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heavy.</span><br /><span class="grk">βεβαρημένοι</span> <span class="translit">(bebarēmenoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_916.htm">Strong's 916: </a> </span><span class="str2">To weight, load, burden, lit. and met. 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