Matthew 26:44

And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	Καὶ Kai	G2532	and · conjunction
left	ἀφεὶς apheis	G863	an intensive form of · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
them	αὐτοὺς autous	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
away	ἀπελθὼν apelthōn	G565	to go off (i.e. depart) · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
again	πάλιν palin	G3825	(adverbially) anew · adverb
prayed	προσηύξατο prosēuxato	G4336	to pray to God · verb — aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
time	τρίτου tritou	G5154	third · adjective — genitive singular neuter
saying	εἰπὼν eipōn	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
the	λόγον logon	G3056	something said (including the thought) · noun — accusative singular masculine
same	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
words	λόγος lógos	G3056	something said (including the thought)

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Cross-references

2 Corinthians 12:8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
Luke 18:1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Daniel 9:17-19 Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is deso…
Matthew 6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

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Commentary

John Gill on Matthew 26:44

And he left them, and went away again,.... At some little distance from them; they being so overpowered with sleep, that he could have no conversation with them: and prayed the third time; as the Apostle Paul did, when under temptation, he prayed thrice that it might depart from him, 2 Corinthians 12:8, saying the same words: the Arabic version renders it, "in the words which he before expressed"; and Munster's Hebrew Gospel reads, "he said the same prayer"; not in the selfsame words, or in the express form he had before delivered it; for it is certain, that his second prayer is not expressed in the same form of words as the first: but the sense is, that he prayed to the same purpose; the…

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John Calvin on Matthew 26:36-44

Matthew 26:36-44 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…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 26:39

If it is possible: Jesus’ heart’s desire was for uninterrupted communion with the Father instead of coming under God’s wrath. • Yet I want your will to be done: His resolution to do the Father’s will was firm (4:1-11; 16:23; John 6:38).

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The Church Fathers

Or, He prays thrice for the Apostles, and for Peter in particular, who was to deny Him thrice.
— Remigius of Rheims ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

He prayed the third time, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word might be established.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Wherefore He does not rebuke them, but goes again and prays, teaching us that we should not faint but should persevere in prayer, until we obtain what we have begun to ask.
— Origen of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Gethsemane · Jesus betrayed in — Jesus betrayed in
Peter · .In the gar — .In the gar
Resignation · Christ set and example of — Christ set and example of
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).