KJV King James Version
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 not as I will, but as thou [wilt].
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Matthew 26:39
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 not as I will, but as thou [wilt].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
WEB World English Bible
He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”
ASV American Standard Version
And he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And having gone forward a little, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, ‘My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 26
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 not as I will, but as thou [wilt].
40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak.
42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
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ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandπροελθὼνG4281 · proerchomaito go beforeμικρὸνG3398 · mikrossmallἔπεσενG4098 · piptōto collapseἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstπρόσωπονG4383 · prosōponfaceαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heπροσευχόμενοςG4336 · proseuchomaito prayκαὶG2532 · kaiandλέγων·G3004 · legōto sayπάτερG3962 · patērfatherμου,G3165 · memeεἰG1487 · eiifδυνατόνG1415 · dunatosableἐστιν,G1510 · eimito beπαρελθάτωG3928 · parerchomaito pass byἀπ᾽G575 · apoaway fromἐμοῦG1473 · egōI/weτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoποτήριονG4221 · potērioncupτοῦτο·G3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itπλὴνG4133 · plēnbut/howeverοὐχG3756 · ounoὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weθέλωG2309 · thelōto will/desireἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenσύ.G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
John 6:38For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.Philippians 2:8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.Matthew 26:42He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.Luke 22:41-42And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,John 5:30I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.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;Mark 14:35-36And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.John 12:27-28Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.John 14:31But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.John 18:11Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?Matthew 20:22But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.John 11:41Then they took away the stone [from the place] where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up [his] eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.2 Samuel 15:26But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, [here am] I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.Numbers 16:22And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?Romans 15:1-3We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.Numbers 14:5Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.Ezekiel 1:28As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so [was] the appearance of the brightness round about. This [was] the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw [it], I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.Genesis 17:3And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
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