Luke 22:39-40

Context

On the Mount of Olives

22:39 Then¹ Jesus² went out and made his way,³ as he customarily did, to the Mount of Olives,⁴ and the disciples followed him. 22:40 When he came to the place,⁵ he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”⁶

[22:39] ¹tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[22:39] ²tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:39] ³tn Grk “went.”

[22:39] ⁴sn See the note on the Mount of Olives in Luke 19:29.

[22:40] ⁵sn Luke does not mention Gethsemane by name, but calls it simply the place.

[22:40] ⁶sn 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.