Luke 22:44

And he was made in agony [or in anguish], and prayed the longer [or (and) prayed longer]; and his sweat was made as drops of blood running down into the earth (or and his sweat was made like drops of blood running down onto the ground).

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

In Context

43And an angel appeared to him from heaven, and comforted him.

45And when he was risen from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for heaviness.

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Cross References

Genesis 32:24(and) Jacob dwelled (there) alone, and, lo! a man (came, and) wrestled with him till to the morrowtide.

Psalms 22:12Many calves (en)compassed me; fat bulls besieged me. (Many calves surrounded me; the strong bulls of Bashan besieged me.)

Psalms 69:14Deliver thou me from the clay, that I be not fast set-in; deliver thou me from them that hate me, and from [the] depths of waters/and from [the] deepness of waters. (Rescue thou me from the clay, so that I do not get stuck in it; save thou me from those who hate me, and from the depths of the waters or and from the deep waters.)

Psalms 130:1The song of degrees. ( A song for steps of ascending.) Lord, I cried to thee from the depths;

Isaiah 53:10and the Lord would defoul him in sickness. If he putteth his life for sin, he shall see (his) seed long enduring, and the will of the Lord shall be (ad)dressed in his hand. (yet the Lord defiled him with suffering. He made his life an offering for sin; and so he shall see his children, or his descendants, and he shall long endure, or he shall live a long life, and in his hand the purpose of the Lord shall prosper.)

Lamentations 3:53My life slid into a pit; and they putted a stone on me.

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:40-47

The Agony in the Garden. 39 And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him. 40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation. 41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, 42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. 43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. 44 And being in an agony he… Read the whole commentary →

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