Were heavy with sleep (ησαν βεβαρημενο υπνω). Periphrastic past perfect of βαρεω, a late form for the ancient βαρυνω (not in N.T. …

Heavy with sleep. Borne down with sleep—oppressed, overcome with sleep. It may seem remarkable that they should fall asleep on such an occ…

But Peter ... and when they were awake.—The relations of the two clauses would be better expressed by, And Peter…

Theophylact of Ohrid: While Christ is engaged in prayer, Peter is heavy with sleep, for he was weak and did what was natura…

The writers of the Gospels use fear and sleepiness to indicate the slowness of the disciples to understand and believe. They were far from alert du…

But Peter, and they that were with him
The other two disciples, James and John;

were heavy with s…

Christ's transfiguration was a glimpse of that glory in which He will come to judge the world and was an encouragement to His disciples to suffer f…