Matthew 26:40 · KJV
“Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed {is} willing, but the flesh {is} weak.”
— Matthew 26:40
And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
Matthew 26 — Context
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 not as I will, but as thou {wilt}.
39And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
40Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed {is} willing, but the flesh {is} weak.
41He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
42And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
Cross References
Mark 14:37
And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
Luke 22:45
And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
Matthew 26:43
And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
Luke 9:32
But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.
Matthew 25:5
While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
Matthew 26:35
Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
Matthew 26:38
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 not as I will, but as thou {wilt}.
1 Kings 20:11
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell {him}, Let not him that girdeth on {his harness} boast himself as he that putteth it off.