Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
The spirit
General references
Bible References
The spirit
Romans 7:18
For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For the desire to do what is good is with me, but there is no ability to do it.
Galatians 5:17
For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want.
Philippians 2:12
So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
General references
Mark 13:33 Watch! Be alert! For you don’t know when the time is coming.