36—46.
ἰσχύσατε play ὥραν γρηγορῆσαι μετ προσεύχεσθε, ἵνα μὴ εἰσέλθητε eis πειρασμόν. 42. Πάλιν "ἐκ "δευτέρου ἀπελθὼν α Mk. xiv.
πρόθυµον, ἡ δὲ σὰρξ ἀσθενής.”
ο ο
41. γρηγορεῖτε καὶ τὸ μὲν πνεῦμα
3 lel ἐμοῦ ;
72. John
προσηύξατο, λέγων, “Mdrep µου, εἰ οὗ δύναται τοῦτο τὸ ποτήριον1 ix. 24.
παρελθεῖν ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ, ἐὰν μὴ αὐτὸ πίω, γενηθήτω τὸ θέληµά σου.”
Acts xi. 9. Heb. ix. 28.
43. Kat ἐλθὼν εὑρίσκει αὐτοὺς πάλιν ὃ καθεύδοντας:. ἦσαν γὰρ
αὐτῶν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ᾿ βεβαρημένοι.
40 (T. πάλιν," προσηύξατο ἐκ τρίτου, τὸν αὐτὸν λόγον εἰπών. 45. τότε Lk. ix. 32; ἔρχεται πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ,ό καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, ΄΄ Καθεύδετε τὸ Ἰ
44. Καὶ ἀφεῖς αὐτούς, ἀπελθὼν v Μι, xiv.
Xxi. 34. 2 Cor. 1. 8;
λοιπὸν καὶ ἀναπαύεσθε' ἰδού, ἤγγικεν ἡ ὥρα, καὶ 6 vids τοῦ
ἀνθρώπου παραδίδοται εἰς χεῖρας ἁμαρτωλῶν.
ἄγωμεν.
1 S$ABCILA omit το ποτηριον (Tisch.
2 NBDL omit απ εµου (Tisch., W.H.). 4 wadwy απελθων in SBCDIL. 6 Most uncials omit αυτου.
expansion and interpretation by the evangelist. But if they heard one word they could hear more. ‘The prayer uttered in such a state of distress would be a loud outburst (cf. μετὰ κραυγῆς ἰσχνρᾶς, Heb. v. 7), at once, therefore before the disciples had time to fall asleep or even get drowsy.—rd ποτήριον τ., this cup (of death).—Any, etc., howbeit not as | wish, but as Thou, expressively elliptical; no doubt spoken in a calmer tone, the subdued accent suggestive of a change of mood even if the very words did not distinctly reach the ear of the three. Grotius, from theological solicitudes, takes θέλωξθέλοιμι, “ vellem” (‘more Hebraeorum, qui neque potentialem neque optativum modum habent”’).— Ver. 40. ἔρχεται: not necessarily immedi- ately after uttering the foregoing prayer. Jesus may have lain on the ground for a considerable time silent.—ro Πέτρῳ: all three were asleep, but the reproach was most fitly addressed to Peter, the would-be valiant and loyal disciple.— οὕτως: Euthy. puts a mark of interroga- tion after this word, whereby we get this sense: So? Is this what it has come to? You were not able to watch with me one hour! A spirited rendering in consonance with Mark’s version.
Vv. 42-46. Further progress of the agony.—That Jesus had not yet reached final victory is apparent from His com- plaint against the disciples. He came craving, needing a sympathy He had not got. When the moment of triumph
46. ἐγείρεσθε,
ἰδού, ἤγγικεν 6 παραδιδούς pe.”