Luke 22:46

Green's Literal Translation

And He said to them, Why do you sleep? Rising up, pray that you do not enter into temptation.

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
he said as he woke them, "If you knew what was fixing to happen, you would be praying instead of sleeping. Start praying that you won't give into temptation."

Legacy Standard Bible
and said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Rise up and pray that you may not enter into temptation."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not enter into temptation."

Bible in Basic English
And he said, Why are you sleeping? Get up, and give yourselves to prayer, so that you may not be put to the test.

Darby Translation
And he said to them, Why sleep ye? rise up and pray that ye enter not into temptation.

New King James Version
Then He said to them, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation."

Christian Standard Bible®
"Why are you sleeping?" He asked them. "Get up and pray, so that you won't enter into temptation."

World English Bible
and said to them, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
and found them sleeping for sorrow, And said to them, Why sleep ye? Rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

Weymouth's New Testament
"Why are you sleeping?" He said; "stand up; and pray that you may not come into temptation."

King James Version (1611)
And said vnto them, Why sleepe yee? Rise, and pray, lest yee enter into temptation.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and sayde vnto them: What, slepe ye? ryse vp and praye, that ye fall not into tentacion.

Mace New Testament (1729)
said he, rise, and pray that you may withstand the trial.

Amplified Bible
and He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not fall into temptation."

American Standard Version
and said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.

Revised Standard Version
and he said to them, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and sayde vnto them: Why slepe ye? Ryse and praye lest ye fall into temptacion.

Update Bible Version
and said to them, Why do you sleep? rise and pray, that you do not enter into temptation.

Webster's Bible Translation
And said to them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

New Century Version
Jesus said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray for strength against temptation."

New English Translation
So he said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not fall into temptation!"

Contemporary English Version
He said to them, "Why are you asleep? Wake up and pray that you won't be tested."

Complete Jewish Bible
He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you won't be put to the test!"

Geneva Bible (1587)
And he said vnto them, Why sleepe ye? rise and pray, least ye enter into tentation.

George Lamsa Translation
And he said to them, Why do you sleep? rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation.

Hebrew Names Version
and said to them, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation."

International Standard Version
He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and keep on praying that you may not come into temptation."Luke 22:40;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And he said to them, Why sleep you ? arise and pray, that you enter not into temptation.

Murdock Translation
And he said to them: Why sleep ye? Arise, and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

New Living Translation
"Why are you sleeping?" he asked them. "Get up and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation."

New Life Bible
He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not be tempted."

English Revised Version
and said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.

Berean Standard Bible
"Why are you sleeping?" He asked. "Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation."

New Revised Standard
and he said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not come into the time of trial."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and he said unto them - Why are ye slumbering? Arise! and be praying, lest ye enter into temptation.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to them: Why sleep you? Arise: pray: lest you enter into temptation.

King James Version
And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

Lexham English Bible
and he said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not enter into temptation!"

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And sayde vnto them, why slepe ye? Rise, & pray lest ye fall into temptation.

Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray for strength against temptation."

English Standard Version
and he said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation."

New American Standard Bible
and He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you do not come into temptation."

Good News Translation
He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not fall into temptation."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to hem, What slepen ye? Rise ye, and preye ye, that ye entre not in to temptacioun.

Young's Literal Translation
and he said to them, `Why do ye sleep? having risen, pray that ye may not enter into temptation.'

Contextual Overview

³⁹ And going out, according to His custom, He went to the Mount of Olives; and His disciples also followed Him. ⁴⁰ And having come on the place, He said to them, Pray that you do not enter into temptation. ⁴¹ And He was withdrawn from them, about a stone's throw. And having placed the knees, He prayed, ⁴² saying, Father, if You purpose it , take away this cup from Me; but not My will be done, but let Yours be done. ⁴³ And an angel from Heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. ⁴⁴ And being in an agony, He prayed more intently. And His sweat became as drops of blood falling down onto the earth. ⁴⁵ And rising up from the prayer, coming to His disciples, He found them sleeping from grief. ⁴⁶ And He said to them, Why do you sleep? Rising up, pray that you do not enter into temptation.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Why sleep ye: Luke 22:40, Luke 21:34-36, Proverbs 6:4-11, Jonah 1:6

Reciprocal: Jonah 1:5 - and was Zechariah 4:1 - waked Matthew 26:41 - Watch Mark 14:37 - and findeth Mark 14:38 - Watch Luke 9:32 - were heavy Luke 11:4 - lead 1 Corinthians 10:13 - hath Galatians 5:17 - so Ephesians 6:18 - watching 1 Thessalonians 5:6 - let us not 1 Peter 4:7 - and

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And said unto them, why sleep ye?.... The Arabic version prefaces this with these words, "and he awaked them"; and then rebuked them for sleeping, adding,

rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation; together with words recorded in Matthew 26:45.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the Matthew 26:30-46 notes; Mark 14:26-42 notes.

Luke 22:43

Strengthening him - His human nature, to sustain the great burden that was upon his soul. Some have supposed from this that he was not divine as well as human; for if he was “God,” how could an angel give any strength or comfort? and why did not the divine nature “alone” sustain the human? But the fact that he was “divine” does not affect the case at all. It might be asked with the same propriety, If he was, as all admit, the friend of God, and beloved of God, and holy, why, if he was a mere man, did not “God” sustain him alone, without an angel’s intervening? But the objection in neither case would have any force. The “man, Christ Jesus,” was suffering. His human nature was in agony, and it is the “manner” of God to sustain the afflicted by the intervention of others; nor was there any more “unfitness” in sustaining the human nature of his Son in this manner than any other sufferer.

Luke 22:44

In an agony - See this verse explained in the notes at Matthew 26:42-44.

Luke 22:45

Sleeping for sorrow - On account of the greatness of their sorrow. See the notes at Matthew 26:40.