Matthew 26:43
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping—for their eyes were heavy.”
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BSBPD
“And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping—for their eyes were heavy.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and having come, he findeth them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Matthew 26:43 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 23:34You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast:
- Jonah 1:6The 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.”
- Luke 9:32Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.
- Acts 20:9And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
- Romans 13:1Everyone 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.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
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