39 So he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, [a]let this [b]cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.

40 [c]After, he came unto the disciples, and found them asleep, and said to Peter, What? could ye not watch with me one hour?

41 Watch, and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is ready, but the flesh is weak.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:39 Let it pass me, and not touch me.
  2. Matthew 26:39 That is, which is at hand, and is offered and prepared for me: a kind of speech which the Hebrews use, for the wrath of God, and the punishment he sendeth. See also Matt. 20:22.
  3. Matthew 26:40 An example of the carelessness of man.

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