“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”Matthew 26:41
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
γρηγορεῖτε καὶ προσεύχεσθε ἵνα μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς πειρασμόν. τὸ μὲν πνεῦμα πρόθυμον ἡ δὲ σὰρξ ἀσθενής.
- γρηγορεῖτεgrēgoreite“do watch”Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from γρηγορέω · “to keep watch” · Strong's G1127
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- προσεύχεσθεproseuchesthe“do pray”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), imperative, 2nd person plural · from προσεύχομαι · “to pray” · Strong's G4336
- ἵναina“that”Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- εἰσέλθητεeiselthēte“you may enter”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
- εἰςeis“into”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- πειρασμόν.peirasmon“temptation.”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from πειρασμός · “temptation/testing” · Strong's G3986G
- τὸto“The”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μὲνmen“indeed”Particle · from μέν · “on one hand” · Strong's G3303
- πνεῦμαpneuma“spirit”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
- πρόθυμονprothumon“[is] willing”Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from πρόθυμος · “eager” · Strong's G4289
- ἡhē“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“however”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- σὰρξsarx“the flesh”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from σάρξ · “flesh” · Strong's G4561
- ἀσθενής.asthenēs“weak.”Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἀσθενής · “weak” · Strong's G0772G
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)