Mark 14:40
 Mark 14:40 
New International Version (©2011)
When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to say to him.

New Living Translation (©2007)
When he returned to them again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn't keep their eyes open. And they didn't know what to say.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy, and they did not know what to answer him.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open. They did not know what to say to Him.

International Standard Version (©2012)
Again he came back and found them asleep, because they could not keep their eyes open. They didn't even know what they should say to him.

NET Bible (©2006)
When he came again he found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open. And they did not know what to tell him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And returning, he came again and found them sleeping because their eyes were heavy, and they did not know what to say to him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
He found them asleep because they couldn't keep their eyes open. They didn't even know what they should say to him.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither knew they what to answer him.

American King James Version
And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither knew they what to answer him.

American Standard Version
And again he came, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they knew not what to answer him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he returned, he found them again asleep, (for their eyes were heavy,) and they knew not what to answer him.

Darby Bible Translation
And returning, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; and they knew not what they should answer him.

English Revised Version
And again he came, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they wist not what to answer him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when he returned, he found them asleep again (for their eyes were heavy:) neither knew they what to answer him.

Weymouth New Testament
When He returned He again found them asleep, for they were very tired; and they knew not how to answer Him.

World English Bible
Again he returned, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy, and they didn't know what to answer him.

Young's Literal Translation
and having returned, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy, and they had not known what they might answer him.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when he returned, he found them asleep again,.... Notwithstanding the expostulation he had used with them, the exhortation he had given them, and the danger he had suggested to them:

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Vincent's Word Studies

Heavy (καταβαρυνόμενοι)

Lit., weighed down: very heavy.


Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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.


Geneva Study 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 Parallel Commentaries
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Jesus Prays at Gethsemane
39And again he went away, and prayed, and spoke the same words. 40And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither knew they what to answer him. 41And he comes the third time, and said to them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Mark 14:39 Once more he went away and prayed the same thing.
Mark 14:41 Returning the third time, he said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners.
Luke 9:32 Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.