Matthew 26:42
Having gone again a second time, he prayed, saying, My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to pass from me, except I drink it, may thy will happen.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
43And having come again, he finds them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
Cross References
Psalms 69:1Save me, O God, for the waters have come in to my soul.
Psalms 88:1O LORD, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.
Mark 14:39And again having departed, he prayed, having said the same statement.
Hebrews 5:7Who, in the days of his flesh, having offered up both prayers and supplications with strong shouting and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and who was heard because of his reverence,
Matthew Henry on Matthew 26:37-47
The Agony in the Garden. 36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. 38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. 39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless… Read the whole commentary →