Mark 14:40 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁴⁰ Then He came back again and found His disciples still asleep, because they had not been able to keep their eyes open at all.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴⁰ And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁰ And again He came back and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what answer to give Him.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴⁰ And again he came, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they knew not what to answer him.

Common English Bible

⁴⁰ And, again, when he came back, he found them sleeping, for they couldn’t keep their eyes open, and they didn’t know how to respond to him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁰ And upon returning, he found them sleeping yet again, (for their eyes were heavy) and they did not know how to respond to him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴⁰ And when he returned, he found them again asleep, (for their eyes were heavy,) and they knew not what to answer him.

Mark 14:40 Cross References

Mark 14:39

And He went away again and prayed, saying the same words.

Mark 14:41

And He came back a third time and said to them, “[You might as well] Go ahead and sleep now and get your rest. That is enough; the time has come. See, the Son of man is about to be turned over into the hands of sinners.

Luke 9:32

Now Peter and those with him [i.e., James and John] had been very sleepy, but became wide awake when they saw the splendor of Jesus and the two men standing with Him.

Romans 3:19

Now we [all] know that everything the law says applies to those who are under [obligation to obey] that law, [Note: Here “the law” appears to refer to the Old Testament Scriptures generally, since Psalms and Isaiah are quoted. See verses 10-18]. This is so that the mouth of every objector may be stopped [i.e., from making excuses for his sin], and thereby bring the entire world under God’s judgment [i.e., both Jews and Gentiles].