Luke 22:46

46 and said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and ¹pray that you may not enter 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 And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.

45 When He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow,

46 and said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not enter into temptation."

47 While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was preceding them; and he approached Jesus to kiss Him.

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

Cross References

• 1. Luke 22:40