KJV King James Version
And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
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Luke 22:46
And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.”
WEB World English Bible
and said to them, “Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”
ASV American Standard Version
and said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he said to them, ‘Why do ye sleep? having risen, pray that ye may not enter into temptation.’
Surrounding context — Luke 22
43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
44 And being in an 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 was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
46 And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
47 And while he yet spake, 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?
49 When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτοῖς·G846 · autosit/s/heτίG5101 · tiswhich?καθεύδετε;G2518 · katheudōto sleepἀναστάντεςG450 · anistēmito ariseπροσεύχεσθεG4336 · proseuchomaito prayἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toμὴG3361 · mēnotεἰσέλθητεG1525 · eiserchomaito enterεἰςG1519 · eistowardπειρασμόν.¶G3986 · peirasmostemptation/testing: temptation
Cross-references
Luke 22:40And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.Jonah 1:6So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.Luke 21:34-36And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and [so] that day come upon you unawares.Proverbs 6:4-11Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
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