Luke 22:40

40 When he arrived, he said to them, "Pray that you won't be put to the test."

Luke 22:40 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:40

And when he was at the place
In the garden, at Gethsemane, which was at the foot of the Mount of Olives; he said unto them;
to the disciples, as the Persic version reads; pray that ye enter not into temptation.
This, according to the Evangelists Matthew and Mark, was said to them after he had prayed the first time, and returned to the disciples, and found them sleeping; (See Gill on Matthew 26:41).

Luke 22:40 In-Context

38 They said, "Look, Lord, there are two swords right here!" "Enough!" he replied.
39 On leaving, Yeshua went as usual to the Mount of Olives; and the talmidim followed him.
40 When he arrived, he said to them, "Pray that you won't be put to the test."
41 He went about a stone's throw away from them, kneeled down and prayed,
42 "Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me; still, let not my will but yours be done."
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