# Mark 14.39

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**Book:** [Mark](/codex/mark/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 37. And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, <span class="rl-speech">Simon, sleepest thou? couldest thou not watch one hour?</span> 38. <span class="rl-speech">Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.</span>
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> **39. And again he went away, and prayed, saying the same words.**
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> 40. And again he came, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they knew not what to answer him. 41. And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> (Mark 14:37-41, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 37. He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, <span class="rl-speech">“Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you watch one hour?</span> 38. <span class="rl-speech">Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”</span>
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> **39. Again he went away, and prayed, saying the same words.**
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> 40. Again he returned, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy, and they didn’t know what to answer him. 41. He came the third time, and said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Sleep on now, and take your rest. It is enough. The hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.</span> (Mark 14:37-41, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 37. And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, <span class="rl-speech">Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?</span> 38. <span class="rl-speech">Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.</span>
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> **39. And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.**
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> 40. And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him. 41. And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> (Mark 14:37-41, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 37. And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith to Peter, <span class="rl-speech">'Simon, thou dost sleep! thou wast not able to watch one hour!</span> 38. <span class="rl-speech">Watch ye and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'</span>
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> **39. And again having gone away, he prayed, the same word saying;**
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> 40. and having returned, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy, and they had not known what they might answer him. 41. And he cometh the third time, and saith to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Sleep on henceforth, and rest, it is over; the hour did come; lo, the Son of Man is delivered up to the hands of the sinful;</span> (Mark 14:37-41, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Prayer](/codex/prayer/), via [Mark 14.32-42](/codex/mark-14-32-42/)
- [The Passion of Christ](/codex/the-passion-of-christ/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G3860 - paradidomi](/codex/g3860-paradidomi/), via [Mark 14.10-44](/codex/mark-14-10-44/)

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.