| Matthew 26:41
| Watch ye and pray that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
| Watch ye and pray, etc. We watch by being intent on good works, and by being solicitous that no perverse doctrine seize our hearts. Thus we must first watch, and then pray. (Origen) --- The spirit indeed is willing, etc. This is addressed to the disciples; that they were not to trust too much to their own courage; for although their spirit was ready to undergo any temptation, their bodies were still so weak, that they would fail, unless strengthened by prayer. (St. Hilary)
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