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Source language
Original Greek   
γρηγορεῖτε καὶ προσεύχεσθε, ἵνα μὴ ⸀ἔλθητε εἰς πειρασμόν· τὸ μὲν πνεῦμα πρόθυμον ἡ δὲ σὰρξ ἀσθενής.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
gregoreite kai proseukhesthe, ina me relthete eis peirasmon* to men pneuma prothumon e de sarx asthenes.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
vigilate et orate ut non intretis in temptationem spiritus quidem promptus caro vero infirma

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Watch you and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
Authorized (King James) Version   
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.”
21st Century King James Version   
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
“Watch and pray lest you enter into temptation. The spirit is willing and ready, but the body is weak.”
Darby Bible Translation   
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh weak.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Watch ye, and pray that you enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
God's Word   
Stay awake, and pray that you won't be tempted. You want to do what's right, but you're 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."
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."
New American Standard Bible   
"Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
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."
Webster's Bible Translation   
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh 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."
The World English Bible   
Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
EasyEnglish Bible   
You must keep awake and you must pray. Then you will not want to do something wrong. You really want to do the right thing, but your body 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.'
New Life Version   
Watch and pray so that you will not be tempted. Man’s spirit wants to do this, but the body does not have the power to do it.”
Revised Geneva Translation   
“Watch. And pray. So that you do not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is ready, but the flesh is weak.”
The Voice Bible   
Stay awake, and pray that you aren’t led into a trial of your own. It’s true—even when the spirit is willing, the body can betray it.
Living Bible   
Watch with me and pray lest the Tempter overpower you. For though the spirit is willing enough, the body is weak.”
New Catholic Bible   
Stay awake and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit is indeed willing but the flesh is weak.”
Legacy Standard Bible   
Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Watch ye and pray; enter not into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is sick.
Christian Standard Bible   
Stay awake and pray so that you won’t enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Keep awake and watch and pray [constantly], that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
New Century Version   
Stay awake and pray for strength against temptation. The spirit wants to do what is right, but the body is weak.”
The Message   
He came back and found them sound asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, you went to sleep on me? Can’t you stick it out with me a single hour? Stay alert, be in prayer, so you don’t enter the danger zone without even knowing it. Don’t be naive. Part of you is eager, ready for anything in God; but another part is as lazy as an old dog sleeping by the fire.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
Stay alert and pray so that you will not come into temptation; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Keep awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
New Matthew Bible   
Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit is ready, but the flesh is 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.”
Wycliffe Bible   
Wake ye, and pray ye, that ye enter not into temptation; for the spirit is ready, but the flesh is frail [forsooth the spirit is ready, but the flesh is sick].
New Testament for Everyone   
Watch and pray, so that you won’t come into the time of trouble. The spirit is eager, but the body 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.”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Then he came and found them fast asleep. He spoke to Peter, “Are you asleep, Simon? Couldn’t you manage to watch for a single hour? Watch and pray, all of you, that you may not have to face temptation. Your spirit is willing, but human nature is weak.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Keep awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Keep awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.’
Common English Bible © 2011   
Stay alert and pray so that you won’t give in to temptation. The spirit is eager, but the flesh is weak.”
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Keep [actively] watching and praying so that you do not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Watch and pray that you may not undergo the test. The spirit is willing but the flesh 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.”
The Expanded Bible   
·Stay awake [Keep watch] and pray for strength ·against temptation [or not to fail the test]. The spirit ·wants to do what is right [is willing], but ·the body [human nature; T the flesh] is weak.”
Tree of Life Version   
Keep watching and praying, so that you do not enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Revised Standard Version   
Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
New International Reader's Version   
Watch and pray. Then you won’t fall into sin when you are tempted. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
BRG Bible   
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The Spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Stay awake, and pray that you will not be put to the test — the spirit indeed is eager, but human nature is weak.”
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
All of you must watch and talk with God so that you will not do wrong. A person's heart can want to do it, but his body is weak.'
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Keep awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Stay shomer and daven that you may not enter into nisayon (trial, temptation). Indeed the ruach [is] ready but the basar [is] weak.
Names of God Bible   
Stay awake, and pray that you won’t be tempted. You want to do what’s right, but you’re weak.”
Modern English Version   
Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Easy-to-Read Version   
Stay awake and pray for strength against temptation. Your spirit wants to do what is right, but your body is weak.”
International Children’s Bible   
Stay awake and pray that you will not be tempted. Your spirit wants to do what is right, but your body is weak.”
Lexham English Bible   
Stay awake and pray that you will not enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak!”
New International Version - UK   
Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.’
Disciples Literal New Testament   
Keep watching, and be praying that you may not come into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak”.