Matthew 26 · Verse 45

Matthew 26:45

Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Matthew 26:45, King James Version

Matthew 26:45 in other translations

BSB	Then He returned to the disciples and said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
WEB	Then he came to his disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
ASV	Then cometh he to the disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
YLT	then cometh he unto his disciples, and saith to them, ‘Sleep on henceforth, and rest! lo, the hour hath come nigh, and the Son of Man is delivered up to the hands of sinners.
DARBY	Then he comes to the disciples and says to them, Sleep on now and take your rest; behold, the hour has drawn nigh, and the Son of man is delivered up into the hands of sinners.
BBE	Then he comes to the disciples; and says to them, Go on sleeping now, and take your rest: for the hour is come, and the Son of man is given into the hands of evil men.
Webster	Then he cometh to his disciples, and saith to them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

What does Matthew 26:45 mean?

Barnes' Notes

Verse 45. Sleep on now, and take your rest. Most interpreters have supposed that this should be translated as a question, rather than a command. "Do you sleep now, and take your rest? Is this a time, amidst so much danger, and so many enemies, to give yourselves to sleep?" This construction is strongly countenanced by Luke, Lk 22:46,) where the expression, "Why sleep ye?" evidently refers to the same point of time. There is no doubt that the Greek will bear this construction; and in this way the apparent inconsistency will be removed between this command, to sleep, and that in the next verse, to rise and be going. Others suppose that, his agony being over, and the necessity of watching with him being now passed, he kindly permitted them to seek repose till they should be roused by the coming of the traitor; that, while they slept, Jesus continued still awake; that some considerable time elapsed between what was spoken here and in the next verse; and that Jesus suffered them to sleep until he saw Judas coming, and then aroused them. Others have supposed that he spoke this in irony: "Sleep on now, if you can; take rest, if possible, in such dangers, and at such a time." But this supposition is unworthy of the Saviour and the occasion. Mark adds, "It is enough." That is, sufficient time has been given to sleep. It is time to arise and be going.

The hour is at hand. The time when the Son of man is to be betrayed is near.

Sinners. Judas, the Roman soldiers, and the Jews.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 45 Sleep on now, and take your rest - Perhaps it might be better to read these words interrogatively, and paraphrase them thus: Do ye sleep on still? Will no warnings avail? Will no danger excite you to watchfulness and prayer? My hour - in which I am to be delivered up, is at hand; therefore now think of your own personal safety. The Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners - Αμαρτωλων, viz. the Gentiles or heathens, who were generally distinguished by this appellation from the Jews. Here it probably means the Roman cohort that was stationed on festivals for the defense of the temple. By the Romans he was adjudged to death; for the Jews acknowledged that they had no power in capital cases. See the note on Mat 9:10.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 26:36-46

He who made atonement for the sins of mankind, submitted himself in a garden of suffering, to the will of God, from which man had revolted in a garden of pleasure. Christ took with him into that part of the garden where he suffered his agony, only those who had witnessed his glory in his transfiguration. Those are best prepared to suffer with Christ, who have by faith beheld his glory. The words used denote the most…

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Matthew 26:45 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΤότεToteThenG5119

ἔρχεταιerchetaiHe comesG2064

πρὸςprostoG4314

τοὺςtoustheG3588

μαθητὰςmathētasdisciplesG3101

καὶkaiandG2532

λέγειlegeisaysG3004

αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846

καθεύδετεkatheudeteSleepG2518

τὸto<the>G3588

λοιπὸνloiponlater onG3063

καὶkaiandG2532

ἀναπαύεσθε·anapauesthetake your rest;G373

ἰδοὺidouBeholdG2400

ἤγγικενēngikenhas drawn nearG1448

ἡhētheG3588

ὥρα,hōrahour,G5610

καὶkaiandG2532

ὁhotheG3588

υἱὸςhuiosSonG5207

τοῦtou<the>G3588

ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof ManG444

παραδίδοταιparadidotaiis betrayedG3860

εἰςeisintoG1519

χεῖραςcheiras[the] handsG5495

ἁμαρτωλῶν.hamartōlōnof sinners.G268

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Cross references for Matthew 26:45

John 13:1
Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
Mark 14:41-42
And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, 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. Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.
John 17:1
These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
John 12:27
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.
Luke 22:53
When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
Matthew 26:14-15
Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
Matthew 26:18
And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
Matthew 26:2
Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Sleep on.That is, as it is well paraphrased by Euthymius, "Since you have thus far failed to watch, sleep on the rest of the time, and take your rest, if you can."
1Ki 18:27; Ec 11:9
the hour.
2,14,15; Mr 14:41,42; Lu 22:53; Joh 13:1; 17:1

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Context

Matthew 26:44
And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
Matthew 26:45
Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Matthew 26:46
Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.

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Matthew 26:45 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Entonces vino á sus discípulos y díceles: Dormid ya, y descansad: he aquí ha llegado la hora, y el Hijo del hombre es entregado en manos de pecadores.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Alors il vient vers les disciples, et leur dit: Dormez dorénavant et reposez-vous; voici, l’heure s’est approchée, et le fils de l’homme est livré entre les mains des pécheurs.
German Elberfelder 1871	Dann kommt er zu den Jüngern und spricht zu ihnen: So schlafet denn fort und ruhet aus; siehe, die Stunde ist nahe gekommen, und der Sohn des Menschen wird in Sünderhände überliefert.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Tunc venit ad discipulos suos, et dicit illis: Dormite jam, et requiescite: ecce appropinquavit hora, et Filius hominis tradetur in manus peccatorum.