Mark 14:37

And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
cometh	ἔρχεται erchetai	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — present middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
findeth	εὑρίσκει heuriskei	G2147	to find (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
them	αὐτοὺς autous	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
sleeping	καθεύδοντας katheudontas	G2518	to lie down to rest · verb — present active participle, accusative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
saith	λέγει legei	G3004	properly · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
Peter	Πέτρῳ· Petrō	G4074	a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037 (λίθος)) · noun — dative singular masculine, a proper name
Simon	Σίμων, Simōn	G4613	Simon (i.e. Shimon) · noun — vocative singular masculine, a proper name
sleepest thou	καθεύδεις; katheudeis	G2518	to lie down to rest · verb — present active indicative, 2nd person singular
couldest	ἴσχυσας ischusas	G2480	to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively) · verb — aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular
not	οὐκ ouk	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
thou watch	γρηγορῆσαι; grēgorēsai	G1127	to keep awake · verb — aorist active infinitive
one	μίαν mian	G1520	one · adjective — accusative singular feminine
hour	ὥραν hōran	G5610	an "hour" (literally or figuratively) · noun — accusative singular feminine

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Cross-references

Matthew 26:40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
2 Samuel 16:17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?
Matthew 25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
Mark 14:29-31 But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.
Mark 14:40-41 And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.
Luke 9:31-32 Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.
Luke 22:45-46 And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
Hebrews 12:3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 14:32-42

Christ is here entering upon his sufferings, and begins with those which were the sorest of all his sufferings, those in his soul. Here we have him in his agony; this melancholy story we had in Matthew; this agony in soul was the wormwood and the gall in the affliction and misery; and thereby it appeared that no sorrow was forced upon him, but that it was what he freely admitted. I. He retired for prayer; Sit ye here (saith he to his disciples), while I go a little further, and pray. He had lately prayed with them (Jn. 17); and now he appoints them to withdraw while he goes to his Father upon an errand peculiar to himself. Note, Our praying with our families will not excuse our neglect of se…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 14:37

Saith unto Peter - See on Mat 26:40 (note).

John Gill on Mark 14:37

And he cometh and findeth them sleeping,.... His three disciples, Peter, James, and John: and saith unto Peter; particularly, he having so lately asserted, with so much confidence, his love to Christ, and close attachment to him: Simon, sleepest thou? Christ calls him by the name he first went by, and not by that which he had given him, Cephas, or Peter; he not now having that firmness and constancy, though he boasted of it, which answers to that name: couldst thou not watch one hour? The Arabic and Persic versions add, with me; and so does the Complutensian edition; See Gill on Matthew 26:40.

John Calvin on Mark 14:32-40

Mark 14:32-40 Matthew 26:36-44 Mark 14:32-40 Luke 22:39-46 36. Then Jesus cometh with them to a place which is called Gethsemane, and saith to the disciples, Sit here until I go yonder and pray. 37. And, having taken with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be affected with grief and sorrow. 38. Then Jesus saith to them, My soul is sorrowful, even to death: remain here, and watch with me. 39. And proceeding a little farther, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; but yet not as I will, but as thou wilt. 40. And he came to the disciples, and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, Couldst not thou watch with me one…

The Church Fathers

And coming, he found them sleeping, and said to Peter: Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour? He who had previously said: Even if all are scandalized, I will never be scandalized, now, in the greatness of his sorrow, cannot overcome sleep.
— Bede, On the Gospel of Mark

There follows: And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping. For as they are asleep in mind, so also in body. 1But after His prayer, the Lord coming, and seeing His disciples sleeping, rebukes Peter alone. Wherefore it goes on: And saith unto Peter, Simon, steepest thou? couldest not thou watch with me one hour? As if He had said, If thou couldest not watch one hour with me, how wilt thou be able to despise death, thou who promisest to die with me?
— Pseudo-Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Peter — Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i.e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of Jona (Matt. 16:17). His mother is nowhere named in Scripture. He had a younger…
Gethsemane · Jesus betrayed in — Jesus betrayed in
Peter · .In the gar — .In the gar
Sorrow · Of Jesus — Of Jesus

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 14:32-42

Adam Clarke on Mark 14:37

John Gill on Mark 14:37

John Calvin on Mark 14:32-40

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 14:32-42

Adam Clarke on Mark 14:37

John Gill on Mark 14:37

John Calvin on Mark 14:32-40

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 14:37-38