3 παλιν ευρεν αυτους in SBCDILZ. 5 SSBL have a second παλιν after ειπων. ? ro omitted in BCL.
comes He will be independent of them. —Ver. 42. λέγων, saying; whereupon follow the words. Mark simply states that Jesus prayed to the same effect.— οὐ δύναται: οὐ not wy. He knows that it is not possible, yet the voice of nature says strongly: would that it were !—Ver. 43. καθεύδοντας: again! surprising, one would say incredible on first thoughts, but not on second. It was late and they were sad, and sadness is soporific.— Ver. 44. Jesus leaves them sleeping and goes away again for the final struggle, praying as before.—Ver. 45. καθεύδετε λ. κ. ἀναπαύεσθε, sleep now and rest; not ironical or reproachful, nor yet seriously meant, but concessive = ye may sleep and rest indefinitely so far as I am con- cerned; I need no longer your watchful interest. The Master’s time of weakness is past; He is prepared to face the worst. —7 dpa: He expects the worst to begin forthwith: the cup, which He prayed might pass, to be put immediately into His Ἠαπάφ.- -παραδίδοται, betrayal the first step, on the point of being taken.— &paptwrov,the Sanhedrists, with whom Judas has Ῥεεπ bargaining. — ἐγείρ. ἄγωμ.: sudden change of mood, on signs of a hostile approach: arise, let us go; spoken as if by a general to his army. —6 παραδιδούς, the traitor is seen to be coming. It is noticeable that throughout the narrative, in speaking of the action of Judas, the verb παραδίδωµι is used instead of προδίδωµι: the former ex- presses the idea of delivering to death,
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