And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
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Jerome
AD 420
It is impossible that the human mind should not be tempted, therefore He says not “Watch and pray” that ye be not tempted, but “that ye enter not into temptation,” that is, that temptation vanquish you not.
Christ singly prays for all, as He singly suffers for all. “Their eyes were heavy,” i.e. an oppression and stupefaction came on as their denial drew near.
He prayed the third time, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word might be established.
