Luke 22:46

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

"And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation." - Luke 22:46
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What does Luke 22:46 mean?

In the King James Version of the Bible, Luke 22:46 reads, "And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation." This verse comes from the New Testament and is part of a larger passage in which Jesus is praying in the Garden of Gethsemane with his…

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Awake and Pray: The Call to Vigilance

In the shadows of Gethsemane, a profound moment unfolds in the life of Christ as we find in Luke 22:46 (KJV): "And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation." This moment occurs as Jesus prepares to face His crucifixion, and His disciples…

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Awakening in Prayer: A Call to Vigilance

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts yearning for Your presence and minds seeking Your wisdom. In the stillness of this moment, we reflect upon the weighty words spoken by our Lord Jesus as recorded in Luke 22:46, "And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and…

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Luke 22:46 - "And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation."
Luke 22:39-46 - "Luke 22:39-46 Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow. “Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.”"
Luke 9:46 - "¶ Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest."
Luke 1:46 - "And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,"
Genesis 46:22 - "These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen."
Luke 8:46 - "And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me."
2 Samuel 22:46 - "Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places."
Luke 6:46 - "¶ And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?"
Luke 7:46 - "My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment."
Luke 19:46 - "Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves."
Luke 1:46-47 - "And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior."
Luke 20:46 - "Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;"
Jeremiah 46:22 - "The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood."
"And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord," - Luke 1:46
1 Kings 22:46 - "And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land."
Luke 24:46 - "And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:"
Luke 2:46 - "And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions."
Ezekiel 46:22 - "In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure."
"¶ Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest." - Luke 9:46
Luke 12:46 - "The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers."
Matthew 22:46 - "And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions."
Luke 8:46 - "And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me."
Luke 8:46 - "And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me."
Luke 23:46 - "¶ And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost."
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