He came the third time, and said to them, “Sleep on now, and take your rest. It is enough. The hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
- BSB When Jesus returned the third time, He said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
- NKJV Then He came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough! The hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.
- NASB And He *came the third time, and *said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough. The hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.
- NLT When he returned to them the third time, he said, “Go ahead and sleep. Have your rest. But no—the time has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
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Quick answer
Jesus announces that the hour has come and the Son of Man is being betrayed into sinners' hands. The appointed moment of his arrest arrives.
Overview
After his prayers, Jesus speaks with calm resolve, fully prepared for what comes. He identifies himself as the Son of Man, now handed over to sinful men according to God's plan. His steadiness contrasts with the disciples' weariness as he steps forward to meet his betrayer.
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- Mark 9:31For he was teaching his disciples, and said to them, “The Son of Man is being handed over to the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, on the third day he will rise again.”
- Mark 14:35He went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.
- John 17:1Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you;
- Matt 26:2“You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”
- Mark 14:18As they sat and were eating, Jesus said, “Most certainly I tell you, one of you will betray me — he who eats with me.”
- Mark 10:33–34“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death, and will deliver him to the Gentiles.
- 1 Kgs 22:15When he had come to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall we forbear?” He answered him, “Go up and prosper; and Yahweh will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
- Mark 7:9He said to them, “Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.
- Matt 26:45–46Then he came to his disciples, and said to them, “Sleep on now, and take your rest. Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
- 2 Kgs 3:13Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father, and to the prophets of your mother.” The king of Israel said to him, “No, for Yahweh has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”
- Acts 7:52Which of the prophets didn’t your fathers persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers.
- Ezek 20:39“‘As for you, house of Israel, thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Go, everyone serve his idols, and hereafter also, if you will not listen to me; but you shall no more profane my holy name with your gifts, and with your idols.
- John 8:20Jesus spoke these words in the treasury, as he taught in the temple. Yet no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.
- Eccl 11:9Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
- John 12:27“Now my soul is troubled. What shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this time?’ But for this cause I came to this time.
- 1 Kgs 18:27At noon, Elijah mocked them, and said, “Cry aloud; for he is a god. Either he is deep in thought, or he has gone somewhere, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he sleeps and must be awakened.”
- Judg 10:14Go and cry to the gods which you have chosen. Let them save you in the time of your distress!”
- Mark 14:10Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, that he might deliver him to them.
- John 12:23Jesus answered them, “The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
- John 13:1–2Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
- John 7:30They sought therefore to take him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.
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