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Being in agony he prayed more earnestly. His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down on the ground.
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Agony as Spiritual Conflict
Commentators explain that the Greek word for "agony" (agōnia) means more than just pain; it describes an intense spiritual conflict or struggle. In this moment, Jesus was engaged in a profound battle against the forces of evil and the immense weight of the task before Him. His response to this overwhelming pressure was not to retreat, but to pray with even greater intensity.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In an agony. See Barnes Matthew 26:42, also Matthew 26:43-44.
In an agony (εν αγωνια). It was conflict, contest from αγων. An old word, but only here in the N.T. Satan pressed Jesus harder tha…
19th Century
Anglican
And being in an agony.—The Greek noun primarily describes a “conflict” or “struggle,” rather than mere physical pain. The phenomen…
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Baptist
And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me:…
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And being in an agony Or in a conflict, and combat; that is, with the devil, who now appeared visibly to him, in a h…
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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…
