What did the disciples do while Jesus was praying?

Answer 1

The disciples sat nearby and slept. Judas was meeting with the religious leaders whom he took to the garden so he could betray Jesus.

A:Sleeping.

Mar 14:32 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray

Mar 14:33 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;

Mar 14:34 And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.

Mar 14:35 And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.

Mar 14:36 And he said, ABBA, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

Mar 14:37 And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? Couldest not thou watch one hour?

Answer 2

In the Garden of Gethsemene, Jesus went to pray, leaving the disciples a short distance away. He returned after just one hour and found them asleep. He woke them and went back to pray. This charade occurred three times, for a total of exactly three hours. This is interesting because Mark's Gospel divides the last 24 hours into 8 intervals of just three hours each, often using some count in order to assure us that three hours have passed. In a similar way to the three periods of prayer, Peter's threefold denial of Jesus helped pass the three hours known as the watch of the cockcrow. At other times, the author simply tells us the time, as for example "the third hour."

Answer 3

They kept falling asleep