Matteo 26:40

E venne dai discepoli, e li trovò addormentati, e disse a Pietro: Cosa, non potresti vegliare con me un'ora?

Ver. 40. And he cometh unto the disciples] They were his care in the midst of his agony. So was Peter, upon whom he found time to look back when he stood to answer for his life. So was the penitent thief, whose prayer Christ answered, even when he hung upon the tree, and was paying dear for his redemption. Our High Priest bears the names of all his people on his shoulders and on his breast, so that he cannot be unmindful of them.

Behold he hath graven them upon the palms of his hands, their walls are continually before him, Isaia 49:16, he loveth to look upon the houses where they dwell.

And findeth them asleep] When he should have found them at prayer for him. Prayer is the creature of the Holy Ghost; and unless he hold up men's eyes therewhile, even Peter, James, and John will fall asleep in prayer, and put up yawning petitions to God.

And saith unto Peter] Who had promised so much forwardness, and stood in so great a danger above the rest, Luca 22:31,33. For Satan earnestly desired to deal with him (εξητησατο); he challenged Peter forth, as Goliath called for one to combat with. And was it for them to sleep then; or, with Agrippa's dormouse, not to awake till boiled in lead?

Che cosa? potresti non guardare con. io, ecc. ] Come farai dunque a morire con me, come prima mi avevi promesso? Se il cameriere ti ha stancato, "come farai a combattere con i cavalli?" Geremia 12:5 . Se non puoi sopportare le parole, come sopporterai le ferite? Se non potete lottare contro il peccato, come resisterete al sangue? Ebrei 12:4 .

Se non puoi bruciarti il ​​dito con Bilney, la tua mano destra con Cranmer, come sopporterai il bruciore di tutto il tuo corpo? Alice Coberly, essendo pietosamente bruciata alla mano dalla moglie del custode, con una chiave di scelta rapida che astutamente le mandò a prendere, revocò.