Matthew 26:41

Jesus Prays at Gethsemane

40Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.41“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

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Berean Standard Bible
“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body 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.
Bible in Basic English
Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the test: the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Watch ye, and pray that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh weak.
Free Bible Version
Stay awake and pray, so that you don't fall into temptation. Yes, the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
Geneva Bible 1599
Watch, and praie, that yee enter not into tentation: the spirit in deede is readie, but the flesh is weake.
King James (Authorized) Version
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
One Unity Resource Bible
Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Translation for Translators
You must keep alert and pray so that you can resist when you are tempted {something tempts you}. You want to do what I tell you, but you [SYN] are not strong enough to actually do it.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
Watch and pray that you do not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Noah Webster Bible
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
World English Bible
Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Young's Literal Translation
watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'