Luke 22:46

And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
said	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
them	αὐτοῖς· autois	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine
Why	τί ti	G5101	an interrogative pronoun · interrogative pronoun — accusative singular neuter
sleep ye	καθεύδετε; katheudete	G2518	to lie down to rest · verb — present active indicative, 2nd person plural
rise	ἀναστάντες anastantes	G450	to stand up (literal or figurative · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine
and pray	προσεύχεσθε proseuchesthe	G4336	to pray to God · verb — present middle or passive deponent imperative, 2nd person plural
lest	ἵνα ina	G2443	compare G3588 (ὁ)) · conjunction
ye enter	εἰσέλθητε eiselthēte	G1525	to enter (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
temptation	πειρασμόν.¶ peirasmon	G3986	a putting to proof (by experiment (of good) · noun — accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

Luke 22:40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
Jonah 1:6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon…
Luke 21:34-36 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so th…
Proverbs 6:4-11 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:39-46

We have here the awful story of Christ's agony in the garden, just before he was betrayed, which was largely related by the other evangelists. In it Christ accommodated himself to that part of his undertaking which he was now entering upon - the making of his soul an offering for sin. He afflicted his own soul with grief for the sin he was to satisfy for, and an apprehension of the wrath of God to which man had by sin made himself obnoxious, which he was pleased as a sacrifice to admit the impressions of, the consuming of a sacrifice with fire from heaven being the surest token of its acceptance. In it Christ entered the lists with the powers of darkness, gave them all the advantages they co…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 22:40

the place--the Garden of Gethsemane, on the west or city side of the mount. Comparing all the accounts of this mysterious scene, the facts appear to be these: (1) He bade nine of the Twelve remain "here" while He went and prayed "yonder." (2) He "took the other three, Peter, James, and John, and began to be sore amazed [appalled], sorrowful, and very heavy [oppressed], and said, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death"--"I feel as if nature would sink under this load, as if life were ebbing out, and death coming before its time"--"tarry ye here, and watch with Me"; not, "Witness for Me," but, "Bear Me company." It did Him good, it seems, to have them beside Him. (3) But soon even they…

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Adam Clarke on Luke 22:44

Prayed more earnestly - With greater emphasis and earnestness than usual, with strong crying and tears, Heb 5:7; the reason given for which is, that he was in an agony. Kypke well observes, Vox αγωνια summum animi angorem et dolorem indicat; et idem est, quod αδημονειν, Mat 26:37; Mar 14:34. "The word αγωνια (agony) points out the utmost anguish and grief of soul, and is of the same import with αδημονειν in Matthew and Mark." See the note on Mat 26:37. Drops of blood - See the note on Mat 26:38. Some have thought that the meaning of the words is, that the sweat was so profuse that every drop was as large as a drop of blood, not that the sweat was blood itself: but this does not appear likely…

The Church Fathers

Our Lord proves by what comes after, that He prayed for His disciples whom He exhorts by watching and prayer to be partakers of His prayer; for it follows, And he saith unto them, Why sleep ye? Rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

In all other respects the Father did not forsake the Son, for it was into His Father's hands that the Son commended His. spirit. Indeed, after so commending it, He instantly died; and as the Spirit remained with the flesh, the flesh cannot undergo the full extent of death, i.e., in corruption and decay.
— Tertullian, Against Praxeas

He Himself, when tempted by the devil, demonstrated who it is that presides over and is the originator of temptation. This passage He confirms by subsequent ones, saying, "Pray that ye be not tempted; " yet they were tempted, (as they showed) by deserting their Lord, because they had given way rather to sleep than prayer. The final clause, therefore, is consonant, and interprets the sense of "Lead us not into temptation; " for this sense is, "But convey us away from the Evil One."
— Tertullian, On Prayer

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Dictionary and topics

Peter — Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i.e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of Jona (Matt. 16:17). His mother is nowhere named in Scripture. He had a younger…
Gethsemane · Jesus betrayed in — Jesus betrayed in
Peter · .In the gar — .In the gar
Temptation · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

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Luke 22:46

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:39-46

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 22:40

Adam Clarke on Luke 22:44

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 22:46

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:39-46

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 22:40

Adam Clarke on Luke 22:44

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Luke 22:46

John Calvin on Luke 22:39-46

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 22:45-46