Charles Spurgeon Commentary Mark 14:37

"And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest thou not watch one hour?" — Mark 14:37 (ASV)

And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping.

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And saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?

Matthew and Luke tell us that he said, Could ye not watch with me one hour? and Mark tells us here that he especially said that to Peter. Now, remember that Mark is the gospel of Peter. No doubt Mark was the great friend of Peter and writes his gospel from Peter's perspective, so Peter, in the Gospel of Mark, records the worst things about himself and just puts it here that the Master said, Simon, sleepest thou? It was bad enough for the others to be asleep, but Simon, sleepest thou? Couldest not thou watch one hour?