Mat 26:40-45, Mar 14:37-40, Eph 6:18, Col 4:2 | ESV | STEP | And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping . And he said to Peter , So , could you not watch with me one hour ?

a[See ver. 38 above]

j[See ver. 34 above]

k 1 Pet. 4:7

l Matt. 6:13

m ver. 36

n Luke 9:32

o[ch. 9:6; Luke 9:33]

p Luke 18:1

q Jude 20; See Rom. 8:26

r Col. 4:2-4

sSee Mark 13:33

t 1 Tim. 2:1

uFor ver. 2-4, see Eph. 6:18-20

v ch. 2:7

Matthew 26:40-45

40 And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? 41 ^aWatch and ^bpray that you ^cmay not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 42 Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, ^dyour will be done.” 43 And again he came and found them sleeping, for ^etheir eyes were heavy. 44 So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for ^fthe third time, saying the same words again. 45 Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Sleep and take your rest later on. ^{▼▼Or Are you still sleeping and taking your rest?} See, ^hthe hour is at hand, and ⁱthe Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Mark 14:37-40

37 And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour? 38 ^jWatch and ^kpray that you may not ^lenter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 39 And again he went away and prayed, ^msaying the same words. 40 And again he came and found them sleeping, for ⁿtheir eyes were very heavy, and ^othey did not know what to answer him.

Ephesians 6:18

18 praying ^pat all times ^qin the Spirit, ^rwith all prayer and supplication. To that end, ^skeep alert with all perseverance, making ^tsupplication for all the saints,

Colossians 4:2

Further Instructions

2 ^uContinue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it ^vwith thanksgiving.