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Mark 14:40 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Mark 14:40 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Mark chapter 14 verse 40 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.”
Mark 14:40 (KJV)
Commentary on Mark 14:40
And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,)—Mark provides the explanatory note βεβαρημένοι (bebarēmenoi, "weighed down, burdened") regarding their eyes. This suggests not mere physical tiredness but spiritual heaviness, possibly supernatural oppression during Satan's hour (Luke 22:53). Neither wist they what to answer him (καὶ οὐκ ᾔδεισαν τί ἀποκριθῶσιν αὐτῷ, kai ouk ēdeisan ti apokrithōsin autō) reveals their shame-induced confusion.This scene contrasts Jesus' victorious wrestling in prayer with the disciples' prayerless sleep. While Christ agonized toward s...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Mark 14:40
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