# Matthew 26.42

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 40. And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, <span class="rl-speech">What, could ye not watch with me one hour?</span> 41. <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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> **42. <span class="rl-speech">Again a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, My Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, thy will be done.</span>**
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> 43. And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 44. And he left them again, and went away, and prayed a third time, saying again the same words. (Matthew 26:40-44, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 40. He came to the disciples, and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, <span class="rl-speech">“What, couldn’t you watch with me for one hour?</span> 41. <span class="rl-speech">Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”</span>
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> **42. <span class="rl-speech">Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cup can’t pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done.”</span>**
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> 43. He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 44. He left them again, went away, and prayed a third time, saying the same words. (Matthew 26:40-44, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 40. And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, <span class="rl-speech">What, could ye not watch with me one hour?</span> 41. <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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> **42. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>**
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> 43. And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy. 44. And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. (Matthew 26:40-44, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 40. And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and he saith to Peter, <span class="rl-speech">'So! ye were not able one hour to watch with me!</span> 41. <span class="rl-speech">watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'</span>
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> **42. <span class="rl-speech">Again, a second time, having gone away, he prayed, saying, 'My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from me except I drink it, Thy will be done;'</span>**
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> 43. and having come, he findeth them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 44. And having left them, having gone away again, he prayed a third time, saying the same word; (Matthew 26:40-44, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** Matthew (traditionally) the tax-collector-apostle / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** Jewish-Christian audience (heavy OT-fulfillment emphasis)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); possibly Antioch (composition)
- **Time period:** events c. 4 BC, AD 30/33; composed c. AD 60-80

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G1096 - ginomai](/codex/g1096-ginomai/), *ginomai* (Strong's G1096). Also appears in: [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Matthew 5.17-18](/codex/matthew-5-17-18/), [Matthew 8.16](/codex/matthew-8-16/).
- [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), *pater* (Strong's G3962). Also appears in: [Matthew 5.48](/codex/matthew-5-48/), [Matthew 6.25-26](/codex/matthew-6-25-26/), [Matthew 6.25-34](/codex/matthew-6-25-34/).

## 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.

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Christianity](/codex/christianity/), via [Matthew 26.39-42](/codex/matthew-26-39-42/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 26](/codex/matthew-26/)
- [Trinity](/codex/trinity/), via [Matthew 26.39-42](/codex/matthew-26-39-42/)
- [Trinity Common Objections](/codex/trinity-common-objections/), via [Matthew 26.39-42](/codex/matthew-26-39-42/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1096 - ginomai](/codex/g1096-ginomai/)

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