That ye enter not into temptation; that is, so as to be overcome by it; for the hour of the Saviour's suffering was also to be that of the fiery trial of his disciples. Compare Luke 22:31.

The spirit; "the inward man." This was animiated by sincere love towards the Saviour.

The flesh; used here to denote all that weakness of fallen nature which makes it liable to be overcome by temptation.

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Old Testament