While the disciples slept, Jesus prayed that God would spare him from the coming suffering.

Mark 14:32-42

32 On the way, Jesus and the disciples came to the place that people call Gethsemane. Then he said to some/eight of his disciples, “Stay here while I pray!” 33 Then he took Peter, James, and John with him. He became extremely distressed, and he said to them, 34 “I [SYN] am very sorrowful. It is as if I were about to die. You men remain here and stay awake!” 35 He went a bit further and threw himself on the ground. Then he prayed that if it were possible, he would not have to suffer [MTY]. 36 He said, “O my Father, because you are able to do everything, rescue me so that I do not have to suffer now [MTY]! But do not do what I want. Instead, do what you want!” 37 Then he returned and found his disciples sleeping. He woke them up and said, “Simon! ◄I am disappointed that you fell asleep and that you were not able to stay awake for just a short time!/Why is it that you fell asleep and that you were not able to stay awake for just one hour?► [RHQ]” 38 And he said to them, “You want to do what I say, but you are not strong enough [MTY] to actually do it. So keep awake and pray in order that you can resist when something like this tempts you!” 39 Then he went away again and prayed again what he prayed before. 40 When he returned, he found that they were sleeping again because they were so sleepy that they could not keep their eyes open. Because they were ashamed, they did not know what to say to him when he awakened them. 41 Then he went and prayed again. He returned a third time; and he found them sleeping again. He woke all of them and said to them, “◄I am disappointed that you are sleeping again!/Why are you sleeping again?► [RHQ] You have slept enough. The time for me to suffer is about to begin. Look! Someone is about to enable sinful men to seize me, the one who came from heaven. 42 So get up! Let’s go toward him Look! Here comes the one who is enabling them to seize me!”