Mark 14:39

THE MESSAGE

He then went back and prayed the same prayer. Returning, he again found them sound asleep. They simply couldn't keep their eyes open, and they didn't have a plausible excuse.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Once again he went away and prayed, saying the same thing.

King James Version (1611)
And againe he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.

King James Version
And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.

English Standard Version
And again he went away and prayed, saying the same words.

New American Standard Bible
And again He went away and prayed, saying the same words.

New Century Version
Again Jesus went away and prayed the same thing.

Amplified Bible
He went away again and prayed, saying the same words.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Again He went away and prayed, saying the same words.

Legacy Standard Bible
And again He went away and prayed, saying the same words.

Berean Standard Bible
Again He went away and prayed, saying the same thing.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus went back and prayed the same prayer.

Complete Jewish Bible
Again he went away and prayed, saying the same words;

Darby Translation
And going away, he prayed again, saying the same thing.

Easy-to-Read Version
Again Jesus went away and prayed the same thing.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And againe hee went away, and praied, and spake the same wordes.

George Lamsa Translation
He went away again and prayed, and he said the same word.

Good News Translation
He went away once more and prayed, saying the same words.

Lexham English Bible
And again he went away and prayed, saying the same thing.

Literal Translation
And going away again, He prayed, saying the same thing.

American Standard Version
And again he went away, and prayed, saying the same words.

Bible in Basic English
And again he went away, and said a prayer, using the same words.

Hebrew Names Version
Again he went away, and prayed, saying the same words.

International Standard Version
He went away again and prayed the same prayer as before.the same word">[fn]

Etheridge Translation
And he went again, prayed, and said that word.

Murdock Translation
And he went again and prayed, speaking the same language.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And agayne he went asyde, & prayed, and spake the same wordes.

English Revised Version
And again he went away, and prayed, saying the same words.

World English Bible
Again he went away, and prayed, saying the same words.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And going again he prayed, speaking the same words. And returning,

Weymouth's New Testament
He again went away and prayed, using the very same words.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And eftsoone he yede, and preiede, and seide the same word;

Update Bible Version
And again he went away, and prayed, saying the same words.

Webster's Bible Translation
And again he went away, and prayed, and spoke the same words.

New English Translation
He went away again and prayed the same thing.

New King James Version
Again He went away and prayed, and spoke the same words.

New Living Translation
Then Jesus left them again and prayed the same prayer as before.

New Life Bible
Again Jesus went away and prayed saying the same words.

New Revised Standard
And again he went away and prayed, saying the same words.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, again, departing, he prayed, the same thing, saying.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And going away again, he prayed, saying the same words.

Revised Standard Version
And again he went away and prayed, saying the same words.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And agayne he went awaye and prayde and spake ye same wordes.

Young's Literal Translation
And again having gone away, he prayed, the same word saying;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he wete forth agayne, and prayde, and spake the same wordes,

Mace New Testament (1729)
Again he retired, and prayed, uttering the same words.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus went back to his prayer spot for a while and then returned only to find them all asleep again.

Contextual Overview

³²They came to an area called Gethsemane. Jesus told his disciples, "Sit here while I pray." He took Peter, James, and John with him. He plunged into a sinkhole of dreadful agony. He told them, "I feel bad enough right now to die. Stay here and keep vigil with me." ³⁵Going a little ahead, he fell to the ground and prayed for a way out: "Papa, Father, you can—can't you?—get me out of this. Take this cup away from me. But please, not what I want—what do you want?" ³⁷He came back and found them sound asleep. He said to Peter, "Simon, you went to sleep on me? Can't you stick it out with me a single hour? Stay alert, be in prayer, so you don't enter the danger zone without even knowing it. Don't be naive. Part of you is eager, ready for anything in God; but another part is as lazy as an old dog sleeping by the fire." ³⁹He then went back and prayed the same prayer. Returning, he again found them sound asleep. They simply couldn't keep their eyes open, and they didn't have a plausible excuse. ⁴¹He came back a third time and said, "Are you going to sleep all night? No—you've slept long enough. Time's up. The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of sinners. Get up. Let's get going. My betrayer has arrived."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he went: Matthew 6:7, Matthew 26:42-44, Luke 18:1, 2 Corinthians 12:8

Reciprocal: Mark 14:32 - while

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And again he went away,.... To the same place, or at much such a distance from them, as before:

and prayed and spake the same words; or word, that is, the same matter; for λογος, here, answers to דבר, which signifies a thing, or matter, as well as word: Christ prayed to the same effect, for matter and substance the same as before, though not in the same express words, as is clear from Matthew 26:39.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 26:36-46.

Mark 14:36

Ἀββα Abba This word denotes “father.” It is a Syriac word, and is used by the Saviour as a word denoting filial affection and tenderness. Compare Romans 8:15.

Mark 14:40

Neither wist they ... - Neither “knew” they. They were so conscious of the impropriety of sleeping at that time, that they could not find any answer to give to the inquiry why they had done it.

Mark 14:41

It is enough - There has been much difficulty in determining the meaning of this phrase. Campbell translates it, “all is over” - that is, the time when you could have been of service to me is gone by. They might have aided him by watching for him when they were sleeping, but now the time was past, and he was already, as it were, in the hands of his enemies. It is not improbable, however, that after his agony some time elapsed before Judas came. He had required them to watch - that is, to keep awake during that season of agony. After that they might have been suffered to sleep, while Jesus watched alone. As he saw Judas approach he probably roused them, saying, It is sufficient - as much repose has been taken as is allowable - the enemy is near, and the Son of man is about to be betrayed.