Luke 22:40

40 And when he was come to the place, he said to them: Pray, lest ye 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 But they said: Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said to them: It is enough.

39 And going out, he went, according to his custom, to the Mount of Olives. And his disciples also followed him.

40 And when he was come to the place, he said to them: Pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

41 And he was withdrawn away from them a stone’s cast. And kneeling down, he prayed.

42 Saying: Father, if thou wilt, remove this chalice from me: but yet not my will, but thine be done.