Mark 14:40

“And when he returned, he found them asleep again, ( for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.”

"And when he returned, he found them asleep again, ( for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him." - Mark 14:40
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What does Mark 14:40 mean?

Mark 14:40 from the King James Version (KJV) reads: "And when he returned, he found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy, neither wist they what to answer him." In order to fully understand the meaning and significance of this verse, it's important to consider the…

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Awakening from Spiritual Slumber

In the Garden of Gethsemane, as Jesus faced the looming shadow of betrayal, abandonment, and crucifixion, He entrusted His disciples with a crucial task: to watch and pray. Yet, imprinted in our memories is the poignant moment captured in Mark 14:40, which says, "And when he…

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Awakening to the Call: A Prayer for Spiritual Vigilance

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of Heaven and Earth, I come before You in humble supplication, echoing the profound sorrow revealed in Mark 14:40: "And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him." This moment, etched…

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Mark 14:40 - "And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him."
Mark 9:40 - "For he that is not against us is on our part."
Mark 6:40 - "And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties."
"And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties." - Mark 6:40
"For he that is not against us is on our part." - Mark 9:40
Mark 4:40 - "And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?"
Mark 15:40 - "There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;"
1 Corinthians 14:36-40
Mark 10:40 - "But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared."
1 Corinthians 14:39-40
1 Corinthians 14:40 - "Let all things be done decently and in order."
Exodus 40:14 - "And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:"
Mark 14:51
Mark 1:40 - "And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean."
Mark 12:40 - "Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation." The image should not depict explicit or offensive content but be symbolic.
"And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?" - Mark 4:40
Mark 4:14 - "¶ The sower soweth the word."
Mark 14:17 - "And in the evening he cometh with the twelve."
Mark 14:50 - "And they all forsook him, and fled."
Job 40:14 - "Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee."
Mark 5:40 - "And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying."
Ezekiel 40:14 - "He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate."
Mark 14:46 - "¶ And they laid their hands on him, and took him."
Mark 14:59 - "But neither so did their witness agree together."
Mark 14:2 - "But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people."
Leviticus 14:40 - "Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:"
"¶ The sower soweth the word." - Mark 4:14
Mark 14:39 - "And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words."
Mark 14:57 - "And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,"