Luke 22:41
And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
KJV
καὶ αὐτὸς ἀπεσπάσθη ἀπ’ αὐτῶν ὡσεὶ λίθου βολήν, καὶ θεὶς τὰ γόνατα προσηύχετο
Greek NT
Et ipse avulsus est ab eis quantum jactus est lapidis : et positis genibus orabat,
Vulgate
And he was parted from them about a stone’s cast; and he kneeled down and prayed,
ASV
And he was withdrawn away from them a stone's cast. And kneeling down, he prayed.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βολή
bole
noun · 1×
γόνυ
gonu
noun · 12×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λίθος
lithos
noun · 60×
προσεύχομαι
proseuchomai
verb · 85×
τίθημι
tithemi
verb · 99×
ἀποσπάω
apospao
verb · 4×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὡσεί
osei
adverb · 20×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2600The Gospel according to St. Luke emphasizes the action of the Holy Spirit and the meaning of prayer in Christ's ministry. Jesus prays before the decisive moments of his mission: before his Father's witness to him during his baptism and Transfiguration, and before his own fulfillment of the Father's plan of love by his Passion.43 He also prays before the decisive moments involvi…
Cross-references
- 2Chr 6:13 — For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knee
- Acts 7:60 — And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
- Acts 20:36 — And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
- Eph 3:14 — For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Ezra 9:5 — And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God,
- Heb 5:7 — Who 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 — And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
- Mark 14:36 — 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.
- Matt 26:39 — And he went a little farther, 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.
- Matt 26:39 — And he went a little farther, 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.
- Ps 22:2 — O my God, I cry in the day time, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
- Ps 95:6 — O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.