Jesus, in the midst of this universal desertion, including that of His… — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

Jesus, in the midst of this universal desertion, including that of His own friends chosen to watch with Him, finding them asleep, is vexed because of the danger to which they expose, not Him, but themselves; He cautions them for their own safety and their own good, with a sincere tenderness for them during their ingratitude, and warns them that the spirit is willing and the flesh weak.

Place: SECTION VII · ¶1575
License: Public domain · Source
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