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Matthew 26:44
So He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus leaves the disciples in Gethsemane to pray a third time after returning twice to find them asleep.
The words — ἀφεὶς (apheis, "having left") and ἐκ τρίτου (ek tritou, "for the third time") mark the physical departure and the exact count of the final petition.
The thread — The triple repetition runs parallel to Paul’s three pleas in 2 Corinthians 12:8 and the call to persistent prayer in Luke 18:1.
Why it lands — The text records Jesus’ repeated, identical prayer before his arrest, requiring the reader to note the deliberate pattern of his intercession without importing external theological claims.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
Cross-references
- 2 Corinthians 12:8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
- Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
- Daniel 9:17 So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary.
- Matthew 6:7 And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.