Rising from His prostrate position, He came to His disciples and found them sleeping. He said unto Peter: “What, could ye not watch with Me one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” At the most important time—the time when Jesus had made a special request for them to watch with Him—the disciples were found sleeping. He knew that severe conflicts and terrible temptations were before them. He had taken them with Him that they might be a strength to Him, and that the events they should witness that night, and the lessons of instruction they should receive, might be indelibly printed upon their memories. This was necessary that their faith might not fail, but be strengthened for the test just before them. {2T 204.2}

Idet han rejste sig op fra sin udstrakte stilling, gik han hen til disciplene og fandt dem sovende. Han sagde til Peter: »Så kunne I da ikke våge én time med mig! Våg og bed, for at I ikke skal falde i fristelse! ånden er villig, men kødet er skrøbeligt.« I den allervigtigste stund - den stund, da Jesus havde rettet en særskilt henvendelse til dem om at våge med ham - fandt han disciplene sovende. Han vidste, at alvorlige kampe og frygtelige fristelser ventede dem. Han havde taget dem med, for at de kunne være til at styrke for ham og for at de begivenheder, de i denne nat ville blive vidne til og de lærdomme, de kunne høste, måtte kunne blive uudsletteligt indprentet i deres hukommelse. Dette var nødvendigt, for at deres tro ikke skulle svigte, men blive styrket til den prøve, som var umiddelbart forestående.