When he rose up from his prayer, he came to the disciples, and found them sleeping because of grief,
Parallel translations
- KJV And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
- BSB When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.
- NKJV When He rose up from prayer, and had come to His disciples, He found them sleeping from sorrow.
- NASB When He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow,
- NLT At last he stood up again and returned to the disciples, only to find them asleep, exhausted from grief.
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Cross-references · 4
- Mark 14:40–41Again he returned, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy, and they didn’t know what to answer him.
- Matt 26:43He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
- Matt 26:40He came to the disciples, and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What, couldn’t you watch with me for one hour?
- Mark 14:37He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you watch one hour?
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