King James Version

Matthew 26:43

And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “He found” (εὗρεν) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “He finds” (εὑρίσκει) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐλθὼνelthōnhe cameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.he cameπάλινpalinagainπάλινadverb — “again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.againεὗρενheurento findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to find”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.αὐτοὺςautoustheirαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “their”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.theirκαθεύδονταςkatheudontasto sleepκαθεύδω (katheudō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to sleep”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2518I sleep, am sleeping.This verse uses “sleep”.ἦσανēsanwereεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “were”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wereγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoieyeὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “eye”, the subject formG3788the eye; fig: the mind's eye.βεβαρημένοιbebarēmenoiheavyβαρέω (bareō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “heavy”, a completed action with a present resultG916I weight, load, burden, lit. and met.heavy

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εὑρίσκειheuriskeiand foundεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and found”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having come, he findeth them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

Young’s Literal Translation

and having come, he findeth them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

World English Bible

He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

Darby Translation

And coming he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

Douay-Rheims

And he cometh again and findeth them sleeping: for their eyes were heavy.

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