Mark 14:40-41

14:40 When he came again he found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open. ¹  And they did not know what to tell him. 14:41 He came a third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? ²  Enough of that! ³  The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Luke 9:31-32

9:31 They appeared in glorious splendor and spoke about his departure ⁴  that he was about to carry out ⁵  at Jerusalem. ⁶  9:32 Now Peter and those with him were quite sleepy, ⁷  but as they became fully awake, ⁸  they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.

Luke 22:45-46

22:45 When ⁹  he got up from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, exhausted ¹⁰  from grief. 22:46 So ¹¹  he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not fall into temptation!” ¹² 

¹ tn Grk “because their eyes were weighed down,” an idiom for becoming extremely or excessively sleepy (L&N 23.69).

² tn Or “Sleep on, and get your rest.” This sentence can be taken either as a question or a sarcastic command.

³ tc Codex D (with some support with minor variation from W Θ Ë¹³ 565 2542 pc it) reads, “Enough of that! It is the end and the hour has come.” Evidently, this addition highlights Jesus’ assertion that what he had predicted about his own death was now coming true (cf. Luke 22:37). Even though the addition highlights the accuracy of Jesus’ prediction, it should not be regarded as part of the text of Mark, since it receives little support from the rest of the witnesses and because D especially is prone to expand the wording of a text.

⁴ tn Grk “his exodus,” which refers to Jesus’ death in Jerusalem and journey back to glory. Here is the first lesson that the disciples must learn. The wondrous rule comes only after suffering.

⁵ tn Or “accomplish,” “bring to completion.”

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⁷ tn Grk “weighed down with sleep” (an idiom).

⁸ tn Or “after they became fully awake,” “but they became fully awake and saw.”

⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹⁰ tn Grk “from grief.” The word “exhausted” is not in the Greek text, but is implied; the disciples have fallen asleep from mental and emotional exhaustion resulting from their distress (see L&N 25.273; cf. TEV, NIV, NLT).

¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Jesus finding them asleep.

¹² sn Jesus calls the disciples again to prayerful watchfulness with the words “Get up and pray” (see 22:40). The time is full of danger (22:53).