Matthew 26:41

The Prayer In Gethsemane

⁴⁰ Then he came to his disciples, and found them asleep. "What!" he said to Peter, "could none of you watch with me for one hour? ⁴¹  Watch and pray, that you may not fall into temptation. True, the spirit is eager, but human nature is weak." ⁴² Again, a second time, he went away, and prayed. "My Father," he said, "if I cannot be spared this cup, but must drink it, thy 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 take us not into temptation, but deliver us from Evil.'

1 Corinthians 9:27

No, I bruise my body and make it my slave, lest I, who have called others to the contest, should myself be rejected.

Mark 14:38

Watch and pray," he said to them all, "that you may not fall into temptation. True, the spirit is eager, but human nature is weak."

1 Peter 4:7

But the end of all things is near. Therefore exercise self-restraint and be calm, that you may be able to pray.

Matthew 24:42

Therefore watch; for you cannot be sure on what day your Master is coming.

Matthew 25:13

Therefore watch, since you know neither the Day nor the Hour.

Matthew 26:38

"I am sad at heart," he said, "sad even to death; wait here and watch with me."

Mark 13:33-37

See that you are on the watch; for you do not know when the time will be.

Luke 8:13

By the seed which fell upon the rock are meant those who, as soon as they hear the Message, welcome it joyfully; but they have no root, and believe it only for a time, and, when the time of temptation comes, they draw back.

Luke 11:4

And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive every one who wrongs us; and take us not into temptation.'"

Luke 21:36

Be on the watch at all times, and pray that you may have strength to escape all that is destined to happen, and to stand in the presence of the Son of Man."

Luke 22:40

And, when he reached the spot, he said to them: "Pray that you may not fall into temptation."

Luke 22:46

"Why are you asleep?" he asked them. "Rise and pray, that you may not fall into temptation."

Romans 7:18-25

I know that there is nothing good in me-I mean in my earthly nature. For, although it is easy for me to want to do right, to act rightly is not easy.

Romans 8:3

What Law could not do, in so far as our earthly nature weakened its action, God did, by sending his own Son, with a nature resembling our sinful nature, to atone for sin. He condemned sin in that earthly nature,

1 Corinthians 10:13

No temptation has come upon you that is not common to all mankind. God will not fail you, and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength; but, when he sends the temptation, he will also provide the way of escape, so that you may have strength to endure.

1 Corinthians 16:13

Be watchful; stand firm in your faith; show yourselves men; be strong.

Galatians 5:16-17

This is what I have to say--Let your steps be guided by the Spirit, and then you will never gratify the cravings of your earthly nature.

Galatians 5:24

And those who belong to Jesus, the Christ, have already crucified their earthly nature, with its passions and its cravings.

Ephesians 6:18

Pray in spirit at all times. Be intent upon this, with unwearying perseverance and supplication for all Christ's People- -

Philippians 3:12-14

Not that I have already laid hold of it, or that I am already made perfect. But I press on, in the hope of actually laying hold of that for which indeed I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

1 Peter 5:8

Exercise self-control, be watchful. Your adversary, the Devil, like a roaring lion, is prowling about, eager to devour you.

2 Peter 2:9

The Lord, therefore, knows how to deliver the pious from temptation, and to keep the wicked, who are even now suffering punishment, in readiness for 'the Day of Judgment'--

Revelation 3:10

Because you kept in mind the story of my endurance, I will keep you in the hour of trial that is about to come upon the whole world, the hour that will test all who are living upon earth.

Revelation 16:15

('I am coming like a thief! Happy will he be who is on the watch, and keeps his clothing at hand, so that he will not have to walk about unclothed and let men see his nakedness.')