Matthew 26:41

watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

In Context

40And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and he saith to Peter, 'So! ye were not able one hour to watch with me!

42Again, a second time, having gone away, he prayed, saying, 'My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from me except I drink it, Thy will be done;'

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Cross References

Psalms 119:4Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,

Psalms 119:32The way of Thy commands I run, For Thou dost enlarge my heart!

Psalms 119:115Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.

Proverbs 4:14Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.

Matthew 6:13'And mayest Thou not lead us to temptation, but deliver us from the evil, because Thine is the reign, and the power, and the glory — to the ages. Amen.

Matthew 25:13'Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 26:37-47

The Agony in the Garden. 36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. 38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. 39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless… Read the whole commentary →

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