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Luke 22:45 KJV
Luke · chapter 22 · verse 45
And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,Luke 22:45 · King James Version
Luke 22:45 in context
43And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
44And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
45And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
46And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
47And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- disciplesmathētēsa learner, pupil, discipleG3101 →
- sleepingkoimaōto cause to sleep, put to sleep, metaph., to still, calm, quiet, to fall asleep, to…G2837 →
- prayerproseuchēprayer addressed to God, a place set apart or suited for the offering of prayer, a…G4335 →
- foundheyriskōto come upon, hit upon, to meet with, after searching, to find a thing sought, without…G2147 →
- comeerchomaito come, of persons, to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving…G2064 →
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We have here the awful story of Christ's agony in the garden, just before he was betrayed, which was largely related by the other evangelists. In it Christ accommodated himself to that part of his undertaking which he was now entering upon - the making of his soul an offering for sin.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 39-46