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Luke 22:41–44

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41And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw and knelt downi and* began to pray,* 42saying, “Father, if you are willing, take away this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will but yours be done.” ⟦43And an angel from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him. 44And being in anguish, he began praying* more fervently and his sweat became like drops of blood falling down to the ground.⟧j

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Footnotes

  1. iLiterally “bent his knees”
  2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“knelt down”; literally “bent his knees”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to pray”)
  4. *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began praying”)
  5. jA number of early and important Greek manuscripts lack verses 43 and 44

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and began to pray, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me—nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”

Then an angel from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him. Being in anguish, he prayed more fervently, and his sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

NLTNew Living Translation

He walked away, about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” Then an angel from heaven appeared and strengthened him. He prayed more fervently, and he was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. 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.