Luke 22:40
in Luke 22When He came to the place, He told them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.”
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ASV
And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
KJV
And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
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This verse in Luke 22
Commentary
13 notes on this verseThe Savior stayed in Jerusalem during the day, evidently teaching the Israelites and revealing to them the way of the kingdom of heaven. When the evening came, he continued with the holy disciples on the Mount of Olives at a spot called Gethsemane. The wise evangelist Matthew tells us this.…"Taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled.
This site's exposition
went out as usual
on Luke 22:39-40
Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, the habit Luke recorded at 21:37, and the disciples followed Him. At the place He charged the disciples, Pray that you will not enter into temptation. He repeats the charge at verse 46, before Peter's denials that night.
This site's exposition
Pray that you will not enter into temptation
Tertullian observes that the disciples were tempted all the same. They chose sleep over prayer and deserted their Lord.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
This passage He confirms by subsequent ones, saying, "Pray that ye be not tempted; " yet they were tempted, (as they showed) by de-setting their Lord, because they had given way rather to sleep than prayer.
Now every art is set forth by the words and works of him who teacheth it. Because then our Lord had come to teach no ordinary virtue, therefore He speaks and does the same things. And so having in words commanded to pray, lest they enter into temptation, He does the same likewise in work, saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me. He saith not the words, If thou wilt, as if ignorant whether it was pleasing to the Father. For such knowledge was not more difficult than the knowledge of His Father's substance, which He alone clearly knew, according to John, As the Father knoweth me, even so have I known the Father. (John 10:15.) Nor says He this, as refusing His Passion. For He who rebuked a disciple, who wished to prevent His Passion, (Matt. 16:23.) so as even after many commendations, to call him Satan, how should He be unwilling to be crucified? Consider then why it was so said. How great a thing was it to hear that the unspeakable God, who passes all understanding, was content to enter the virgin's womb, to suck her milk, and to undergo every thing human. Since then that was almost incredible which was about to happen, He sent first indeed Prophets to announce it, afterwards He Himself comes clothed in the flesh, so that you could not suppose Him to be a phantom. He permits His flesh to endure all natural infirmities, to hunger, to thirst, to sleep, to labour, to be afflicted, to be tormented; on this account likewise He refuses not death, that He might manifest thereby His true humanity.
The Medieval Church3 voices
It is indeed impossible for the soul of man not to be tempted. Therefore he says not, Pray that ye be not tempted, but, Pray that ye enter not into temptation, that is, that the temptation do not at last overcome you.
Now after supper our Lord betakes Himself not to idleness or sleep, but to prayer and teaching. Hence it follows, And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray, &c.
Second, as regards the solicitude of prayer on the part of the soul, he adds: And when he had come to the place, he said to them: Pray, lest you enter into temptation. From which it is apparent that the Lord prayed with solicitude and …
5 more voices on this verse
The Medieval Church1 voice
And when he had come to the place, he said to them: Pray that you do not enter into temptation. It is impossible for the human soul not to be tempted. Hence also, in the Lord's Prayer we say; Lead us not into temptation (Matthew …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And when he was at the place,.... In the garden, at Gethsemane, which was at the foot of the Mount of Olives; he said unto them; to the disciples, as the Persic version reads; pray that ye enter not into temptation. This, according to the Evangelists Matthew and Mark, was said to them after he had prayed the first time, and returned to the disciples, and found them sleeping; See Gill on Mat 26:41.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
J.C. Ryle1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)
proposed
The verses before us contain Luke's account of our Lord's agony in the garden. It is a passage of Scripture which we should always approach with particular reverence. The history which it records is one of the "deep things of God." While we read it, the words of Exodus should come across our minds, "Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals — for you are standing on holy ground." (Exodus 3:5.) We see, firstly, in this passage — an example of what believers ought to do in time of trouble. The great Head of the Church Himself supplies the pattern . We are told that when He came to the Mount of Olives, the night before He was crucified, "He withdrew about a stone's throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed." It is a striking fact, that both the Old and New Testaments give one and the same remedy for bearing trouble. What does the book of Psalms say? "Call upon Me in the time of trouble — and I will deliver you." (Psalm 50:15.) What does the apostle James say? "Are any of your afflicted? Let him pray." (James 5:13.) Prayer is the remedy which Jacob used — when he feared his brother Esau. Prayer is the remedy which Job used — when property and children were suddenly taken from him. Prayer is the remedy which Hezekiah used — when Sennacherib's threatening letter arrived. And prayer is the remedy which the Son of God Himself was not ashamed to use in the days of His flesh. In the hour of His mysterious agony, He "prayed." If we want comfort in affliction — then let us take care that we use our Master's remedy. Whatever other means of relief we use — let us pray. The first Friend we should turn to — ought to be God. The first message we should send — ought to be to the throne of grace. No depression of spirits must prevent us. No crushing weight of sorrow, must make us speechless.
A commentator
J.C. Ryle1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)
proposed
The verses before us contain Luke's account of our Lord's agony in the garden. It is a passage of Scripture which we should always approach with particular reverence. The history which it records is one of the "deep things of God." While we read it, the words of Exodus should come across our minds, "Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals — for you are standing on holy ground." (Exodus 3:5.) We see, firstly, in this passage — an example of what believers ought to do in time of trouble.
When he was at the place - Viz. Gethsemane. On this agony of our Lord see the notes on Mat 26:36-46 (note).
The words behind it
12 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| γενόμενος | genomenos | Having come | G1096 → | 667 times |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| ἐπὶ | epi | to | G1909 → | 883 times |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| τόπου | topou | place | G5117 → | 94 times |
| εἶπεν | eipen | He said | G2036 → | 925 times |
| αὐτοῖς· | autois | to them; | G846 → | 5565 times |
| προσεύχεσθε | proseuchesthe | do pray | G4336 → | 85 times |
| μὴ | me | not | G3361 → | 1066 times |
| εἰσελθεῖν | eiselthein | to enter | G1525 → | 194 times |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| πειρασμόν. | peirasmon | temptation. | G3986 → | 21 times |
γενόμενοςHaving come
genomenosG1096 →667 times
δὲthen
deG1161 →2765 times
ἐπὶto
epiG1909 →883 times
τοῦthe
touG3588 →19766 times
τόπουplace
topouG5117 →94 times
εἶπενHe said
eipenG2036 →925 times
αὐτοῖς·to them;
autoisG846 →5565 times
προσεύχεσθεdo pray
proseuchestheG4336 →85 times
μὴnot
meG3361 →1066 times
εἰσελθεῖνto enter
eiseltheinG1525 →194 times
εἰςinto
eisG1519 →1755 times
πειρασμόν.temptation.
peirasmonG3986 →21 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will…
- Matthew 26:41
“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
- Revelation 7:14–17
“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the…
- John 17:15
I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13
Through
Luke 22:46“Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.”
it leads to
- Jonah 1:6
The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
- Luke 21:34–36
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- Proverbs 6:4–11
Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.
- Jonah 1:6
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About Luke
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Bede, Catena Aurea by Aquinas; Bede, On the Gospel of Luke; Bonaventure, Commentary on Luke, Chapter 22; Cyril of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 146; J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition); John Chrysostom, Catena Aurea by Aquinas; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Tertullian, On Prayer and Theophylact of Ohrid, Catena Aurea by Aquinas.