the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak

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From the Bible's account of Jesus' last night in Gethsemane. Matthew 26:41: Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: الرُوحُ تَوَّاقَةُ وَلٰكِنَّ الجَسَدُ ضَعِيفُ (ar-rūḥu tawwāqatu walākinna l-jasadu ḍaʕīfu) — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Chinese Mandarin: 心有餘而力不足 /心有余而力不足 (xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú) — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Czech: duchť zajisté hotov jest, ale tělo nemocno — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Danish: ånden er rede, men kødet er skrøbeligt — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Dutch: de geest is gewillig, maar het vlees is zwak — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Esperanto: la spirito ja estas fervora, sed la karno estas malforta — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Finnish: henki on altis, mutta liha on heikko — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Finnish: henki tosin on altis, mutta liha on heikko — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• French: l'esprit est prompt, mais la chair est faible — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• German: der Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Greek: το μεν πνεύμα πρόθυμον, η δε σαρξ ασθενής (to men pnévma próthymon, i de sarx asthenís) — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Ancient Greek: τὸ μὲν πνεῦμα πρόθυμον, ἡ δὲ σὰρξ ἀσθενής (tò mèn pneûma próthumon, hē dè sàrx asthenḗs) — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Hebrew: אמנם הרוח חפצה, אבל הבשר חלש — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Hebrew: הרוח חפצה והבשר רָפֶה — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Hindi: आत्मा तैयार है लेकिन मांस कमजोर है (ātmā taiyār hai lekin māns kamjor hai) — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Hungarian: a lélek kész, de a test erőtlen — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Italian: lo spirito è pronto, ma la carne è stanca — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Japanese: 心熱けれど肉体は弱し (kokoro netsu keredo nikutai wa yowashi) — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Latin: spiritus quidem promptus est, caro autem infirma — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Māori: he hihiko te wairua, ko te kikokiko ia he ngoikore — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Norwegian Bokmål: ånden er villig men kjødet er svakt — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Polish: dusza chętna, ale ciało słabe — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Portuguese: o espírito está pronto, mas a carne é fraca — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Russian: дух бодр, плоть же не́мощна (dux bodr, plotʹ že némoščna) — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Serbo-Croatian: дух је, истина, вољан, но тијело је слабо — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Serbo-Croatian: duh je, istina, voljan, no tijelo je slabo — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Spanish: el espíritu está presto, mas la carne enferma — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Swedish: anden är villig, men köttet är svagt — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Swedish: anden vill, men kroppen är svag — achieving something is made impossible by frailty
• Vietnamese: tâm thần thì muốn lắm, mà xác thịt thì yếu đuối — achieving something is made impossible by frailty