Discovery BoxLuke 22:39-41 
Context22:39 Then 1 Jesus 2 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 22:41 He went away from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed,
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
2 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Grk “went.”
4 sn See the note on the Mount of Olives in Luke 19:29.
5 sn Luke does not mention Gethsemane by name, but calls it simply the place.
6 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.
