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Berean Standard Bible

“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

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In Gethsemane, Jesus has taken Peter, James and John with him and asked them to stay and keep watch. He has gone a little farther to pray in anguish.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

He came to the disciples, and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What, couldn’t you watch with me for one hour?

King James Version (KJV)

And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he comes to the disciples, and sees that they are sleeping, and says to Peter, What, were you not able to keep watch with me one hour?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And he comes unto the disciples, and finds them sleeping, and he said to Peter, 'So! You were not able one hour to watch with me!

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y vino á sus discípulos, y los halló durmiendo, y dijo á Pedro: ¿Así no habéis podido velar conmigo una hora?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cuando fue adonde había dejado a los tres discípulos, los halló dormidos.«Pedro—dijo—,¿no pudieron quedarse despiertos conmigo ni siquiera una hora?

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