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Luke 22:39-41
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Luke 22:39-41
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On the Mount of Olives
39 Then[a] Jesus[b] went out and made his way,[c] as he customarily did, to the Mount of Olives,[d] and the disciples followed him. 40 When he came to the place,[e] he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”[f] 41 He went away from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed,
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- Luke 22:39 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
- Luke 22:39 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Luke 22:39 tn Grk “went.”
- Luke 22:39 sn See the note on the Mount of Olives in Luke 19:29.
- Luke 22:40 sn Luke does not mention Gethsemane by name, but calls it simply the place.
- Luke 22:40 sn Jesus’ instructions to pray not to fall into temptation is an allusion to Luke 22:28-38, especially 22:31. The temptation is Satan’s challenge to them to defect, like what happened to Judas and what will happen to Peter.
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