Matthew 26:40-45

Devotionals, Articles, and Bible Study Resources on Matthew 26:40-45

40Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.
41“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
42A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
43And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping — for their eyes were heavy.
44So He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.
45Then 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.
— Matthew 26:40-45

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