Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 22:45

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 22:45 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 22:45. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus went to check on his friends after praying and saw they were so sad and tired that they had fallen asleep.

Luke 22:45: And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,

Contradiction with Matthew 26:40

Matthew reports that Jesus finds the disciples asleep when he returns, indicating a lack of vigilance, which contrasts with the implication of intentional prayerfulness in Luke 22:45.

Matthew 26:40: Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak.

Contradiction with Mark 14:37

Similar to Matthew, Mark describes Jesus finding the disciples sleeping, suggesting unfaithfulness to his request to watch, contrary to the implication of prayer through Luke 22:45.

Mark 14:37: And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
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