| Subject | English | Russian |
| bible.term. | spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak | хочется, но не можется (bigmaxus) |
| bible.term. | spirit is willing but the flesh is weak | дух бодр, плоть же немощна (bigmaxus) |
| Makarov. | the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak | дух бодр, плоть же немощна (Матф. 26:41) |
| gen. | the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak | Дух бодр, но плоть немощна (askandy) |
| proverb | the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak | и рад бы в рай, да грехи не пускают |
| bible.term. | the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak | дух бодр, плоть же немощна (Olga Okuneva) |
| proverb | the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak | дух крепок, да плоть слаба |
| proverb | the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak | рад бы в рай, да грехи не пускают |
| Makarov. | the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak | дух бодр, плоть же немощна |
| gen. | the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak | дух крепок, да плоть немощна |
