Luke 22:46

46 "Why are you sleeping?" He said; "stand up; and pray that you may not come into temptation."

Luke 22:46 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:46

And said unto them, why sleep ye?
&c.] 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 Matthew 26:46 ) .

Luke 22:46 In-Context

44 while He--an agony of distress having come upon Him--prayed all the more with intense earnestness, and His sweat became like clots of blood dropping on the ground.

45 When He rose from his prayer and came to His disciples, He found them sleeping for sorrow.

46 "Why are you sleeping?" He said; "stand up; and pray that you may not come into temptation."

47 While He was still speaking there came a crowd with Judas, already mentioned as one of the Twelve, at their head. He went up to Jesus to kiss Him.

48 "Judas," said Jesus, "are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"