Bible Strands
Luke 22:45
When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus returns to His disciples after praying, finding them asleep because they are exhausted from sorrow.
The words — ἀναστὰς (anastas, "having risen") and ἐλθὼν (elthōn, "having come") track His movement from prayer back to the group.
The thread — Jesus repeats this action of returning to find His disciples sleeping in Matthew 26:40, Matthew 26:43, and Mark 14:40.
Why it lands — The text states His discovery of their sleep before He commands them to watch and pray to avoid temptation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
Cross-references
- Mark 14:40 And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. And they did not know what to answer Him.
- Matthew 26:40 Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.
- Matthew 26:43 And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
- Mark 14:37 Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?