The disciples awakened at the voice of Jesus, but they hardly knew Him, His face was so changed by anguish. Addressing Peter, Jesus said, "Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak." The weakness of His disciples awakened the sympathy of Jesus. He feared that they would not be able to endure the test which would come upon them in His betrayal and death. He did not reprove them, but said, "Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation." Even in His great agony, He was seeking to excuse their weakness. "The spirit truly is ready," He said, "but the flesh is weak."

Disciplene vågnede ved at høre Jesu stemme, men de kendte ham knap, fordi hans ansigt var så forandret af smerte. Jesus henvendte sig til Peter og sagde: "Simon, sover du kunne du ikke våge én time. Våg og bed, for at I ikke skal falde i fristelse! Ånden er villig, men kødet er skrøbeligt" Jesus følte deltagelse for disciplenes skrøbelighed. Han frygtede for, at de ikke ville være i stand til at bestå den prøve, som ville komme over dem ved hans forrådelse og død. Han bebrejdede dem ikke, men sagde: "Våg og bed, for at I ikke skal falde i fristelse." Selv i sin store sjælekval søgte han at undskylde deres skrøbelighed. Han sagde: "Ånden er villig, men kødet er skrøbeligt."