Luke 22:46

46 And He said unto them, "Why sleep ye? Rise and pray, lest ye 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 prayed more earnestly, and His sweat was, as it were, great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

45 And when He rose up from prayer and had come to His disciples, He found them sleeping for sorrow.

46 And He said unto them, "Why sleep ye? Rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation."

47 And while He yet spoke, behold, a multitude; and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near unto Jesus to kiss Him.

48 But Jesus said unto him, "Judas, betrayest thou the Son of Man with a kiss?"