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He went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.
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A Prayer from the Dust
Commentators note that Jesus didn't just kneel; he "fell on the ground." The original Greek suggests a continuous or repeated action of falling and praying. This physical collapse demonstrates the overwhelming weight of his spiritual agony, a posture of intense and desperate supplication before the Father.
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Fell on the ground (επιπτεν επ της γης). Descriptive imperfect. See him falling. Matthew has the aorist επεσεν.
Pra…
19th Century
Baptist
And fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he went forward a little
About a stone's cast, (Luke 22:41).
and fell on the gr…
Presbyterian
Christ's sufferings began with the most severe of all: those in His soul. He began to be greatly distressed—words not used in Matthew, but very ful…
