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Jesus' True Humanity on Display
The angel's appearance to strengthen Jesus powerfully demonstrates His true humanity. Commentators explain that this act of receiving help doesn't weaken His divinity, but rather shows the depth of His suffering as a man. In His agony, Jesus was "made a little lower than the angels" (Gill) and received ministry, proving He was truly "bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh" (Spurgeon).
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Albert Barnes
On Luke 22:43
18th Century
Theologian
Strengthening him. His human nature, to sustain the great burden that was upon his soul. Some have supposed from this that he was not divi…
AT Robertson
On Luke 22:43
An angel (αγγελος). The angels visited Jesus at the close of the three temptations at the beginning of his ministry ([Reference Ma…
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 22:43
19th Century
Bishop
There appeared an angel to him from heaven. This and the following verses are omitted by many of the best MSS., but the b…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 22:41–44
19th Century
Preacher
And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me:…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 22:43
Luke has already mentioned angels many times—in the Nativity narrative and elsewhere, e.g., 9:26; 12:8–9; 15:10; 16:22. So the appearance of an ang…
John Gill
On Luke 22:43
17th Century
Pastor
And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven
Whether this was Michael the archangel, as some have conjectured, o…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 22:39–46
17th Century
Minister
Every description that the evangelists give of the state of mind in which our Lord entered upon this conflict proves the tremendous nature of the a…