Luke 22:40

40 And [when] he came to the place, he said to them, "Pray that you will not enter into temptation."

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 So they said, "Lord, behold, here [are] two swords!" And he said to them, "It is adequate."

39 And he went away [and] proceeded, according to [his] custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples also followed him.

40 And [when] he came to the place, he said to them, "Pray that you will not enter into temptation."

41 And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw and {knelt down} [and] began to pray,

42 saying, "Father, if you are willing, take away this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will but yours be done." [[

Footnotes

• [a]. *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("came") which is understood as temporal