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He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I want, but what you want."
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Fully Human, Fully God
In this prayer, we see Jesus's two natures on full display. Commentators explain that his human will naturally shrank from the immense suffering and divine wrath represented by the "cup." Yet, his divine will remained perfectly aligned with the Father's. This shows us that while it is human to fear suffering, the height of obedience is to submit our will to God's, just as Christ did.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And he went a little farther. That is, at the distance a man could conveniently cast a stone (Luke).
Fell on his face. Luk…
He went forward a little (προελθων μικρον). As if he could not fight the battle in their immediate presence. He was on his face, n…
19th Century
Anglican
He went a little farther — Saint Luke adds (Luke 22:41) that it was about a stone’s cast. The eight were left…
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Baptist
Then comes Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and says unto the disciples, Sit you here, while I go and pray yonder. And he took w…
Jesus prays, prostrate in his intense anguish. He addresses God as “My Father” (). The “cup” (GK 4539) refers not only to suffering and death but, …
16th Century
Protestant
And he went forward a little. We have seen in other passages that, to stir himself to greater earnestness in prayer, the Lord prayed in th…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he went a little further Luke says, (Luke 22:41) , "about a stone's cast", about fifty or sixty feet…
He who made atonement for the sins of mankind submitted himself in a garden of suffering to the will of God, from which man had revolted in a garde…
13th Century
Catholic
After the institution of the new Sacrament has been related, Christ here foretells the future stumbling of the disciples. The Evangelist, first, es…
