41"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."


In Context

38 Then he said to them, "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me."

39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."

40 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. "Could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?" he asked Peter.

41 "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."

42 He went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done."

43 When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy.

Matthew 26:41 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:41Watch ye, and pray that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh weak.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is ready, but the flesh weak.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:41Watch and pray, that you don't enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:41watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:41Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.