Mark 14:38 - Easy To Read Version Stay awake and pray for strength against temptation. Your spirit wants to do what is right. But your body is weak.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Keep awake and watch and pray [constantly], that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. American Standard Version (1901) Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Common English Bible Stay alert and pray so that you won’t give in to temptation. The spirit is eager, but the flesh is weak.” Catholic Public Domain Version Watch and pray, so that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Watch ye, and pray that you enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. |
“So always be ready. You don’t know the day or the time \{when the Son of Man {\cf2\super [386]} will come\}.
Stay awake and pray for strength against temptation. Your spirit wants to do what is right. But your body is weak.”
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Jesus said to Peter, James, and John, “My soul is full of sorrow. My heart is breaking with sadness. Wait here and stay awake.”
Then Jesus went back to his followers. He found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “Simon, why are you sleeping? You could not stay awake with me for one hour?
So be ready all the time. Pray that you will be strong enough to continue safely through all these things that will happen. And pray that you will be able to stand before the Son of Man. {\cf2\super [336]} ”
Jesus said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray for strength against temptation.”
Be careful. Continue strong in the faith. Have courage and be strong.
Our sinful selves want things that are against the Spirit. The Spirit wants things that are against our sinful selves. These two different things are against each other. So you don’t do the things you really want to do.
My dear friends, you have always obeyed. You obeyed God when I was with you. It is even more important that you obey now while I am not there \{to help you\}. You yourselves must live in a way that moves you toward your salvation. Do this with respect and fear for God.
Control yourselves and be careful! The devil is your enemy. And he goes around like a roaring lion looking for some person to eat.
You followed my command to endure patiently. So I will keep you from the time of trouble that will come to the whole world. This trouble will test the people who live on the earth.