Jesus Prays at Gethsemane

Mark 14:40

In 9 translations

BSB: And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping—for their eyes were heavy. And they did not know what to answer Him.
KJV: And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.
WEB: Again he returned and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they didn’t know what to answer him.
ASV: And again he came, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they knew not what to answer him.
LSV: and having returned, He found them sleeping again, for their eyes were heavy, and they had not known what they might answer Him.
YLT: and having returned, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy, and they had not known what they might answer him.
DBY: And returning, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; and they knew not what they should answer him.
DRC: And when he returned, he found them again asleep, (for their eyes were heavy,) and they knew not what to answer him.
GNV: And he returned, and founde them a sleepe againe: for their eyes were heauie: neither knewe they what they should answere him.

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Where the editions differ

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In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include πάλιν (“again”); Tregelles do not include this wording.
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐλθὼν (“having come”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ὑποστρέψας (“having returned”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read καταβαρυνόμενοι (“being wearied”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read βεβαρημένοι (“were wearied”).

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)

Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place πάλιν elsewhere in this verse.
Word order: Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place αὐτῶν elsewhere in this verse.
Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἀποκριθῶσιν elsewhere in this verse.

SBLGNT apparatus (4)

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SBLGNT: πάλιν ἐλθὼν εὗρεν αὐτοὺς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read πάλιν ἐλθὼν εὗρεν αὐτοὺς; Tregelles read ἐλθὼν εὗρεν αὐτοὺς; Robinson–Pierpont read ὑποστρέψας εὗρεν αὐτοὺς πάλιν.
SBLGNT: αὐτῶν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αὐτῶν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν.
SBLGNT: καταβαρυνόμενοι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καταβαρυνόμενοι; Robinson–Pierpont read βεβαρημένοι.
SBLGNT: ἀποκριθῶσιν αὐτῷ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀποκριθῶσιν αὐτῷ; Robinson–Pierpont read αὐτῷ ἀποκριθῶσιν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: καὶ πάλιν ἐλθὼν εὗρεν αὐτοὺς καθεύδοντας, ἦσαν γὰρ αὐτῶν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ καταβαρυνόμενοι, καὶ οὐκ ᾔδεισαν τί ἀποκριθῶσιν αὐτῷ.
RP2018: Καὶ ὑποστρέψας εὗρεν αὐτοὺς πάλιν καθεύδοντας· ἦσαν γὰρ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν βεβαρημένοι, καὶ οὐκ ᾔδεισαν τί αὐτῷ ἀποκριθῶσιν.
TR-Boyd: Καὶ ὑποστρέψας εὗρεν αὐτοὺς πάλιν καθεύδοντας· ἦσαν γὰρ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν βεβαρημένοι, καὶ οὐκ ᾔδεισαν τί αὐτῷ ἀποκριθῶσι.
SCR1894: και υποστρεψας ευρεν αυτους παλιν καθευδοντας ησαν γαρ οι οφθαλμοι αυτων βεβαρημενοι και ουκ ηδεισαν τι αυτω αποκριθωσιν

Who and where

◆ Holy Week◆ Prayer and Betrayal in Gethsemane

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Gethsemane Agony Simon (2)Sorrow Prayers of Christ Heavy; Heaviness Peter Good Law in the New Testament Mark, the Gospel According to

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Cross-references most cited first

Mark 9:33–34Then they came to Capernaum. While Jesus was in the house, He asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.
Genesis 44:16“What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed the iniquity of your servants. We are now my lord’s slaves—both we and the one who was found with the cup.”
Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

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