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

36And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt. 37And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith to Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. 39And again he went away, and prayed, and spoke the same words. 40And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither knew they what to answer him.

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

• yeγρηγορέωgrēgoreuō · to keep watchG1127
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• prayπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336
• lestἵνα μήhina mē · lest/so that... notG3363
• enterεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• temptationπειρασμόςpeirasmos · temptation/testing: temptationG3986
• spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• trulyμένmen · on the other handG3303
• readyπρόθυμοςprothumos · eagerG4289
• butδέde · thenG1161
• fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
• weakἀσθενήςasthenēs · weakG772

Cross-references for Mark 14:38

• Mark 14:34And saith to them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful to death: tarry ye here, and watch.
• Matthew 24:42Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord cometh.
• Matthew 25:13Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour when the Son of man cometh.
• Matthew 26:41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
• Luke 21:36Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
• Luke 22:40And when he was at the place, he said to them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
• 1 Corinthians 16:13Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, acquit yourselves like men, be strong.
• 1 Peter 5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
• Revelation 3:2Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
• Romans 7:18For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
• Galatians 5:17For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
• Philippians 2:12Therefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

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