³⁶^jThen Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” ³⁷And He took with Him Peter and ^kthe two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. ³⁸Then He said to them, ^l“My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.”

³⁹He went a little farther and fell on His face, and ^mprayed, saying, ⁿ“O My Father, if it is possible, ^olet this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, ^pnot as I will, but as You will.”

⁴⁰Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour? ⁴¹^qWatch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. ^rThe spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

⁴²Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, ⁸if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.” ⁴³And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.

⁴⁴So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

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Matthew 26:39: And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”

Footnotes

8NU if this may not pass away unless

Cross references

j Mark 14:32–35; Luke 22:39, 40; John 18:1
k Matt. 4:21; 17:1; Mark 5:37
l John 12:27
m Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42; [Heb. 5:7–9]
n John 12:27
o Matt. 20:22
p Ps. 40:8; Is. 50:5; John 5:30; 6:38; Phil. 2:8
q Mark 13:33; 14:38; Luke 22:40, 46; [Eph. 6:18]
r Ps. 103:14–16; [Rom. 7:15; 8:23; Gal. 5:17]