Matthew 26:41

The Prayer In Gethsemane

⁴⁰ And He *came to the disciples and *found them sleeping, and *said to Peter, “So, you men could not keep watch with Me for one hour? ⁴¹ Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” ⁴² He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done.”

Enter into Temptation

Flesh and Blood

Flesh is Weak

It is I

Keep Watch

Watch and Pray

Body Is Weak

Fall Into Temptation

Matthew 6:13

‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’]

1 Corinthians 9:27

but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

Mark 14:38

Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

1 Peter 4:7

The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.

Psalm 119:1

Aleph.
How blessed are those whose way is blameless,
Who walk in the law of the Lord.

Psalm 119:24-25

Your testimonies also are my delight;
They are my counselors.

Psalm 119:32

I shall run the way of Your commandments,
For You will enlarge my heart.

Psalm 119:35-37

Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.

Psalm 119:115

Depart from me, evildoers,
That I may observe the commandments of my God.

Psalm 119:117

Uphold me that I may be safe,
That I may have regard for Your statutes continually.

Proverbs 4:14-15

Do not enter the path of the wicked
And do not proceed in the way of evil men.

Isaiah 26:8-9

Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, O Lord,
We have waited for You eagerly;
Your name, even Your memory, is the desire of our souls.

Matthew 24:42

“Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.

Matthew 25:13

Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.

Matthew 26:38

Then He *said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me.”

Mark 13:33-37

“Take heed, keep on the alert; for you do not know when the appointed time will come.

Luke 8:13

Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away.

Luke 11:4

‘And forgive us our sins,
For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And lead us not into temptation.’”

Luke 21:36

But keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Luke 22:40

When He arrived at the place, He said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

Luke 22:46

and said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

Romans 7:18-25

For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not.

Romans 8:3

For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,

1 Corinthians 10:13

No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

1 Corinthians 16:13

Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

Galatians 5:16-17

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.

Galatians 5:24

Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Ephesians 6:18

With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,

Philippians 3:12-14

Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

1 Peter 5:8

Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

2 Peter 2:9

then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,

Revelation 3:10

Because you have kept the word of My perseverance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

Revelation 16:15

(“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, so that he will not walk about naked and men will not see his shame.”)

Psalm 119:4-5

You have ordained Your precepts,
That we should keep them diligently.