Matthew 26:41 meaning and explanation
“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
Matthew 26:41, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus speaks these words in Gethsemane, after finding Peter and the others asleep instead of keeping watch with Him in His anguish. The command joins alertness to prayer: watching means staying awake to the danger, and praying means asking God for strength rather than trusting willpower.
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