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Yet He did not sternly reprove them for their

weakness. He thought of the trials that were

before them, and said:

“Watch and pray, that ye enter not into

temptation.”

He made an excuse for their failure in duty

toward Him: “The spirit indeed is willing, but

the flesh is weak.” Matthew 26:41. What an

example of the tender, loving pity of the

Saviour!

Again the Son of God was seized with

superhuman agony. Fainting and exhausted,

He staggered back, and prayed as He had

prayed before:

“O My Father, if this cup may not pass away

from Me, except I drink it, Thy will be done.”

Matthew 26:42.

The agony of this prayer forced drops of

blood from His pores. Again He sought the

disciples for sympathy, and again He found