Mark 14:38

Mark 14:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
• New International Version (NIV)Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Context of Mark 14:38

36“Abba, Father,” he cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” 37Then he returned and found the disciples asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour? Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” 39Then Jesus left them again and prayed the same prayer as before. 40When he returned to them again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn’t keep their eyes open. And they didn’t know what to say.

Mark 14:38 word by word

γρηγορεῖτε καὶ προσεύχεσθε ἵνα μὴ ἔλθητε εἰς πειρασμόν. τὸ μὲν πνεῦμα πρόθυμον, ἡ δὲ σὰρξ ἀσθενής.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Watch yeγρηγορέωgrēgoreuō · to keep watchG1127
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• prayπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336
• lestἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• ye enterεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• temptationπειρασμόςpeirasmos · temptation/testing: temptationG3986
• The spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• trulyμένmen · on the other handG3303
• readyπρόθυμοςprothumos · eagerG4289
• butδέde · thenG1161
• the fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
• weakἀσθενήςasthenēs · weakG772

Cross-references for Mark 14:38

• Mark 14:34He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”
• Matthew 24:42“So you, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know what day your Lord is coming.
• Matthew 25:13“So you, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of my return.
• Matthew 26:41Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!”
• Luke 21:36Keep alert at all times. And pray that you might be strong enough to escape these coming horrors and stand before the Son of Man.”
• Luke 22:40There he told them, “Pray that you will not give in to temptation.”
• 1 Corinthians 16:13Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.
• 1 Peter 5:8Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
• Revelation 3:2Wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost dead. I find that your actions do not meet the requirements of my God.
• Romans 7:18And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t.
• Galatians 5:17The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.
• Philippians 2:12Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away, it is even more important. Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear.

Commentaries on Mark 14:38

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32-42Verses 32-42 See the notes at Matthew 26:36-46. Mark 14:36 ̓ AbbaThis word denotes “father.” It is a Syriac word, and is used by the Saviour as a word denoting filial affection and tenderness. Compare Romans 8:15. Mark 14:40 Neither wist they … - Neither “knew” they. They were so conscious of the impropriety of sleeping at that time, that they could not find any answer to give to the inquiry why they had done it. Mark 14:41 It is enough - There has been…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-42Verses 32-42 Christ's sufferings began with the sorest of all, those in his soul. He began to be sorely amazed; words not used in St. Matthew, but very full of meaning. The terrors of God set themselves in array against him, and he allowed him to contemplate them. Never was sorrow like unto his at this time. Now he was made a curse for us; the curses of the law were laid upon him as our Surety. He now tasted death, in all the bitterness of it. This was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37-38Are you asleep?: The question was a rebuke, for Jesus knew that Peter had been sleeping. Though the spirit is willing to avoid temptation (see Romans 7:18, 22–23), the body (literally the flesh, which refers to the general weakness and vulnerability of humanity) is weak.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 14:38

• Gethsemane
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Man
• Peter
• Sorrow
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Mark 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings