Matthew 26:39 · KJV
“And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?”
— Matthew 26:39
And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou {wilt}.
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed {is} willing, but the flesh {is} weak.
Matthew 26 — Context
And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
38And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou {wilt}.
39And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
40Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed {is} willing, but the flesh {is} weak.
41He 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.
Cross References
John 6:38
For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Philippians 2:8
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. {fashion: or habit}
Matthew 26:42
And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
Luke 22:41-42
And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
Hebrews 5:7
Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; {in that...: or, for his piety}
John 5:30
I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
Mark 14:35-36
And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
John 12:27-28
Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.