Luke 22:43
And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
KJV
ὤφθη δὲ αὐτῷ ἄγγελος ἀπ’ οὐρανοῦ ἐνισχύων αὐτόν.
Greek NT
Apparuit autem illi angelus de cælo, confortans eum. Et factus in agonia, prolixius orabat.
Vulgate
And there appeared unto him an angel from heaven, strengthening him.
ASV
And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony, he prayed the longer.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
οὐρανός
ouranos
noun · 274×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
ἄγγελος
aggelos
verb · 176×
ἐνισχύω
enischuo
verb · 2×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: ὤφθη δὲ αὐτῷ ἄγγελος ἀπ᾽ | NIV/RP: ἀπ᾽ | WHspur/Treg: ἀπὸ τοῦ
- ὤφθη δὲ αὐτῷ ἄγγελος ἀπ᾽ — SBLGNT
- ἀπ᾽ — Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
- ἀπὸ τοῦ — Westcott-Hort (spurious), Tregelles
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
The angel strengthening Jesus and His sweat becoming like drops of blood in Gethsemane. These verses are absent from some of the earliest and best manuscripts. Their omission may be theological (early scribes may have removed them as suggesting Jesus needed help, or they were added to counter docetism by showing His full humanity). Justin Martyr and Irenaeus appear to know the passage, suggesting early existence.
- Luke 22:42 flows directly to 22:45 without the angel and bloody sweat. — P75; Codex Sinaiticus (01/ℵ*); Codex Vaticanus (03/B); Codex Alexandrinus (02/A); Minuscule 579; Some Sahidic MSS
- ὤφθη δὲ αὐτῷ ἄγγελος ἀπ’ οὐρανοῦ ἐνισχύων αὐτόν. καὶ γενόμενος ἐν ἀγωνίᾳ ἐκτενέστερον προσηύχετο· καὶ ἐγένετο ὁ ἱδρὼς αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ θρόμβοι αἵματος... — Codex Sinaiticus (01/ℵ²); Codex Bezae (05/D); Majority of Byzantine MSS; Justin Martyr; Irenaeus; Vulgate
source: curated
Theophany
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Catechism of the Catholic Church · 2 passages
§333From the Incarnation to the Ascension, the life of the Word incarnate is surrounded by the adoration and service of angels. When God "brings the firstborn into the world, he says: 'Let all God's angels worship him.'"196 Their song of praise at the birth of Christ has not ceased resounding in the Church's praise: "Glory to God in the highest!"197 They protect Jesus in his infanc…
§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
- 1Sam 23:16 — And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
- 1Tim 3:16 — And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up int
- 1Tim 3:16 — And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up int
- 2Cor 13:4 — For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.
- Acts 18:23 — And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.
- Dan 10:16 — And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon
- Dan 10:18 — Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,
- Dan 11:1 — Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
- Deut 3:28 — But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.
- Heb 1:6 — And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
- Heb 1:14 — Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
- Heb 2:17 — Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the p
- Isa 35:3 — Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
- Job 4:3 — Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
- Job 4:3 — Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
- John 1:51 — And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
- Luke 4:10 — For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
- Luke 22:32 — But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
- Matt 4:6 — And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou
- Matt 4:11 — Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
- Matt 4:11 — Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
- Matt 26:53 — Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
- Ps 91:11 — For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.