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Matthew 26:44 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. "
Matthew 26:44
Verse in Context
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He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.
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Matthew 26:1
"And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,"
Matthew 26:2
"Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified."
Matthew 26:3
"Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,"
Matthew 26:4
"And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill"
Matthew 26:5
"But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people."
Matthew 26:6
"Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,"
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