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Sleep from Sorrow, Not Sloth
Commentators widely agree that the disciples' sleep was not a sign of indifference but a physical reaction to overwhelming grief. Citing Luke's account ("sleeping for sorrow"), scholars like Albert Barnes and John Gill explain that profound grief can induce deep sleep. This wasn't laziness; it was their human frailty buckling under the weight of intense emotional distress.
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Albert Barnes
On Matthew 26:40
18th Century
Theologian
And finds them asleep. It may seem remarkable that, in such circumstances, with a suffering, pleading Redeemer near, surrounded by danger,…
AT Robertson
On Matthew 26:40
What (ουτως). The Greek adverb is not interrogation or exclamatory τ, but only "so" or "thus." There is a tone of sad disappointme…
Charles Spurgeon
On Matthew 26:40
19th Century
Preacher
And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
Peter h…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Matthew 26:40
Jesus returns to his disciples—i.e., the inner three—and finds them sleeping. Jesus’ question is addressed to Peter but is in the plural and theref…
John Calvin
On Matthew 26:40
16th Century
Theologian
And he came to his disciples. Though he was neither delivered from fear nor freed from anxiety, yet he interrupted the fervor of prayer an…
John Gill
On Matthew 26:40
17th Century
Pastor
And he comes unto the disciples
The three he took with him, Peter, James, and John, after he had finished his prayer…
Matthew Henry
On Matthew 26:36–46
17th Century
Minister
He who made atonement for the sins of mankind submitted himself in a garden of suffering to the will of God, from which man had revolted in a garde…
Thomas Aquinas
On Matthew 26:30–46
13th Century
Philosopher
After the institution of the new Sacrament has been related, Christ here foretells the future stumbling of the disciples. The Evangelist, first, es…