Mark 14:38

Updated Bible Version

Watch and pray, that you don't enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Stay awake and pray

King James Version (1611)
Watch ye and pray, lest yee enter into temptation: The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weake.

King James Version
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.

English Standard Version
Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

New American Standard Bible
"Keep watching and praying, so that you will not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

New Century Version
Stay awake and pray for strength against temptation. The spirit wants to do what is right, but the body is weak."

Amplified Bible
"Keep [actively] watching and praying so that you do not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the body is weak."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Legacy Standard Bible
Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Berean Standard Bible
Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak."

Contemporary English Version
Stay awake and pray that you won't be tested. You want to do what is right, but you are weak."

Complete Jewish Bible
Stay awake, and pray that you will not be put to the test — the spirit indeed is eager, but human nature is weak."

Darby Translation
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh weak.

Easy-to-Read Version
Stay awake and pray for strength against temptation. Your spirit wants to do what is right, but your body is weak."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Watch ye, and pray, that ye enter not into tentation: the spirite in deede is ready, but the flesh is weake.

George Lamsa Translation
Awake and pray, that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing and ready, but the body is weak.

Good News Translation
And he said to them, "Keep watch, and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Lexham English Bible
Stay awake and pray that you will not enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak!"

Literal Translation
Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit truly is willing, but the flesh is weak.

American Standard Version
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.

Hebrew Names Version
Watch and pray, that you not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

International Standard Version
All of youYou (pl.)">[fn] must stay awake and pray that you won't come into temptation. The spirit is indeed willing, but the flesh is weak."Romans 7:23; Galatians 5:17;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
Be wakeful and pray, that you enter not into temptation: the spirit is willing and ready, but the body is infirm.

Murdock Translation
Watch and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit is willing and ready, but the body is weak.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Watche ye, and pray, lest ye enter into temptation: the spirite truely is redy, but the fleshe is weake.

English Revised Version
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 not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Couldest thou not watch one hour? Watch and pray, lest ye enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Weymouth's New Testament
Be wakeful, all of you, and keep on praying, that you may not come into temptation: the spirit is right willing, but the body is frail."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wake ye, and `preie ye, that ye entre not in to temptacioun; for the spirit is redi, but the fleische is sijk.

Webster's Bible Translation
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly [is] ready, but the flesh [is] weak.

New English Translation
Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

New King James Version
Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

New Living Translation
Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak."

New Life Bible
Watch and pray so that you will not be tempted. Man's spirit wants to do this, but the body does not have the power to do it."

New Revised Standard
Keep awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Be watching and praying, that ye enter not into temptation: the, spirit, indeed, is willing, but, the flesh, weak.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Watch ye: and pray that you enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Revised Standard Version
Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
watche ye and praye leest ye entre into temptacion: ye sprete is redy but ye flessh is weeke.

Young's Literal Translation
Watch ye and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Watch and praye, that ye fal not in to temptacion. The sprete is wyllinge, but ye flesh is weake.

Mace New Testament (1729)
watch and pray, that you may not yield to temptation: the mind indeed is vigorous, but the body is weak.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Keep a sharp lookout. Start praying so you will not be ambushed by any sinful temptations. I know you want to do what's right, but talk is cheap."

Contextual Overview

³² And they come to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he says to his disciples, Sit here, while I pray. ³³ And he takes with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly amazed, and very troubled. ³⁴ And he says to them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even to death: abide here, and watch. ³⁵ And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him. ³⁶ And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to you; remove this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what you will. ³⁷ And he comes, and finds them sleeping, and says to Peter, Simon, do you sleep? couldn't you watch one hour? ³⁸ Watch and pray, that you don't enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. ³⁹ And again he went away, and prayed, saying the same words. ⁴⁰ And again he came, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they didn't know what to answer him. ⁴¹ And he comes the third time, and says to them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough; the hour has come; look, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Bible Verse Review
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Watch: Mark 14:34, Matthew 24:42, Matthew 25:13, Matthew 26:41, Luke 21:36, Luke 22:40, Luke 22:46, 1 Corinthians 16:13, 1 Peter 5:8, Revelation 3:2, Revelation 3:3, Revelation 3:10

The spirit: Romans 7:18-25, Galatians 5:17, Philippians 2:12

Reciprocal: Proverbs 4:23 - Keep Malachi 1:13 - Behold Matthew 14:30 - when Matthew 25:5 - they Mark 13:33 - General Mark 14:54 - Peter Mark 14:69 - and began Luke 22:33 - I am John 18:25 - stood Ephesians 6:18 - watching 1 Thessalonians 5:6 - watch 1 Peter 4:7 - and Revelation 16:15 - Blessed

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation,.... Of denying Christ, and falling off from him, which would quickly offer to them, when they should see him apprehended, bound, and led away.

The spirit truly is ready. The Persic version renders it, "my mind"; as if the Spirit or soul of Christ was meant; whereas it is either to be understood of the evil spirit, Satan, who was disposed to attack them, and especially Peter, whom he desired to have, and sift as wheat; or else the spirit of the disciples, their renewed spirit, which was ready and disposed watching and praying, and willing to abide by Christ:

but the flesh is weak; they were but flesh and blood, and so not a match of themselves for so powerful an adversary as Satan, and therefore had need to watch and pray; or "their body", as the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions render it, was weak, and subject to drowsiness and sleep; and especially they were weak and feeble, and very unequal of themselves for spiritual exercises, as they had flesh, or a corrupt nature in them; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 26:36-46.

Mark 14:36

Ἀββα Abba This 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 much difficulty in determining the meaning of this phrase. Campbell translates it, “all is over” - that is, the time when you could have been of service to me is gone by. They might have aided him by watching for him when they were sleeping, but now the time was past, and he was already, as it were, in the hands of his enemies. It is not improbable, however, that after his agony some time elapsed before Judas came. He had required them to watch - that is, to keep awake during that season of agony. After that they might have been suffered to sleep, while Jesus watched alone. As he saw Judas approach he probably roused them, saying, It is sufficient - as much repose has been taken as is allowable - the enemy is near, and the Son of man is about to be betrayed.