KJV King James Version
And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
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Mark 14:35
And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.
WEB World English Bible
He went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.
ASV American Standard Version
And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And having gone forward a little, he fell upon the earth, and was praying, that, if it be possible the hour may pass from him,
Surrounding context — Mark 14
32 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.
33 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
34 And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
35 And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things [are] possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
37 And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly [is] ready, but the flesh [is] weak.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandπροελθὼνG4281 · proerchomaito go beforeμικρὸνG3398 · mikrossmallἔπιπτενG4098 · piptōto collapseἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆςG1093 · gēearth: planetκαὶG2532 · kaiandπροσηύχετοG4336 · proseuchomaito prayἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toεἰG1487 · eiifδυνατόνG1415 · dunatosableἐστινG1510 · eimito beπαρέλθῃG3928 · parerchomaito pass byἀπ᾽G575 · apoaway fromαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoὥρα.G5610 · hōrahour
Cross-references
Mark 14:41And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take [your] rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.Matthew 26:39And 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 not as I will, but as thou [wilt].Acts 10:25-26And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped [him].Deuteronomy 9:18And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.Genesis 17:3And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,Hebrews 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;2 Chronicles 7:3And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, [saying], For [he is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever.Revelation 4:10The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,1 Chronicles 21:15-16And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.Luke 17:15-16And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,Revelation 5:14And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four [and] twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
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