Mark 14:38
Modern Translations
New International Version
Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

New Living Translation
Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

English Standard Version
Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Berean Study Bible
Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

New American Standard Bible
Keep watching and praying, so that you will not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

NASB 1995
"Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

NASB 1977
“Keep watching and praying, that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Amplified Bible
Keep [actively] watching and praying so that you do not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

Christian Standard Bible
Stay awake and pray so that you won’t enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Stay awake and pray so that you won't enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Contemporary English Version
Stay awake and pray that you won't be tested. You want to do what is right, but you are weak."

Good News Translation
And he said to them, "Keep watch, and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Stay awake, and pray that you won't be tempted. You want to do what's right, but you're weak."

International Standard Version
All of you must stay awake and pray that you won't be tempted. The spirit is indeed willing, but the body is weak."

NET Bible
Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.

New King James Version
Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

King James 2000 Bible
Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.

New Heart English Bible
Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

World English Bible
Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

American King James Version
Watch you and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.

American Standard Version
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

A Faithful Version
Watch and pray, so that you do not enter into temptation. The spirit truly is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Darby Bible Translation
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh weak.

English Revised Version
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Webster's Bible Translation
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Watch ye, and pray, that ye enter not into tentation: the spirite in deede is ready, but the flesh is weake.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Watche ye, and pray, lest ye enter into temptation: the spirite truely is redy, but the fleshe is weake.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Watch and praye, that ye fal not in to temptacion. The sprete is wyllinge, but ye flesh is weake.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
watche ye and praye leest ye entre into temptacion: ye sprete is redy but ye flessh is weeke.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.”

Berean Literal Bible
Watch and pray, so that you may not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Young's Literal Translation
Watch ye and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'

Smith's Literal Translation
Watch ye and pray, that ye should not come into temptation. Truly the spirit well inclined, and the flesh weak.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Stay awake to vigilantly watch guard and pray, so that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is pre-disposed, however the flesh weak.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Watch ye, and pray that you enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Watch and pray, so that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Watch and pray lest you enter into temptation. The spirit is willing and ready, but the body is weak.”

Lamsa Bible
Awake and pray, that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing and ready, but the body is weak.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Watch, and pray, all of you, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Godbey New Testament
Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation: for the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Haweis New Testament
Watch ye and pray, that ye enter not into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Mace New Testament
watch and pray, that you may not yield to temptation: the mind indeed is vigorous, but the body is weak.

Weymouth New Testament
Be wakeful, all of you, and keep on praying, that you may not come into temptation: the spirit is right willing, but the body is frail."

Worrell New Testament
Watch, and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit, indeed, is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Worsley New Testament
Watch, and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the body is weak.
















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