Matthew 26:40 meaning and explanation

Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.

Matthew 26:40, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus has brought Peter, James and John farther into Gethsemane and asked them to stay awake with Him while He prays, telling them His soul is sorrowful to the point of death. Returning from prayer, He finds them asleep and speaks to Peter by name, the disciple who had just promised never to fall away.

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