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Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if this cup can`t pass away from me, unless I drink it, your will be done."
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The Journey of Submission
Commentators note a significant shift in Jesus' second prayer. He moves from asking if the cup can pass (v. 39) to accepting that it cannot pass. This reveals that submission to God's will can be a process. Jesus models the journey of wrestling in prayer until one's human will aligns with the Father's divine plan.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
It is probable that our Lord spent considerable time in prayer, and that the evangelists have recorded the substance of his petitions rather than t…
19th Century
Anglican
If this cup may not pass away from me — A slight change of tone is perceptible in this prayer compared to the first. Huma…
Baptist
These calm, simple words scarcely convey to our minds a full idea of the intense agony under which they were uttered. Luke mentions that our Savior…
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Jesus returns to pray “the same thing.” As Jesus learned obedience (Hebrews 5:7–9), so he became the supreme model for his own teaching…
16th Century
Protestant
Again he went away a second time. By these words, it seems as if Christ, having subdued fear, came with greater freedom and courage to sub…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He went away again the second time To the same place as before, or at some little distance; after he had reproved hi…
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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…
