Matthew 26:41

“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
Matthew 26:41
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Original language (Greek)

γρηγορεῖτε καὶ προσεύχεσθε ἵνα μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς πειρασμόν. τὸ μὲν πνεῦμα πρόθυμον ἡ δὲ σὰρξ ἀσθενής.

  1. γρηγορεῖτεgrēgoreite“do watch”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from γρηγορέω · “to keep watch” · Strong's G1127
  2. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  3. προσεύχεσθεproseuchesthe“do pray”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), imperative, 2nd person plural · from προσεύχομαι · “to pray” · Strong's G4336
  4. ἵναina“that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  5. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  6. εἰσέλθητεeiselthēte“you may enter”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
  7. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  8. πειρασμόν.peirasmon“temptation.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from πειρασμός · “temptation/testing” · Strong's G3986G
  9. τὸto“The”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. μὲνmen“indeed”
    Particle · from μέν · “on one hand” · Strong's G3303
  11. πνεῦμαpneuma“spirit”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
  12. πρόθυμονprothumon“[is] willing”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from πρόθυμος · “eager” · Strong's G4289
  13. ἡhē“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  15. σὰρξsarx“the flesh”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from σάρξ · “flesh” · Strong's G4561
  16. 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)