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Matthew 26:42

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.

KJV

πάλιν ἐκ δευτέρου ἀπελθὼν προσηύξατο λέγων· πάτερ μου, εἰ οὐ δύναται τοῦτο παρελθεῖν ἐὰν μὴ αὐτὸ πίω, γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου.

Greek NT

Iterum secundo abiit, et oravit, dicens : Pater mi, si non potest hic calix transire nisi bibam illum, fiat voluntas tua.

Vulgate

Again a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, My Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, thy will be done.

ASV

Again the second time, he went and prayed, saying: My Father, if this chalice may not pass away, but I must drink it, thy will be done.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

21 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δεύτερος
deuteros
adjective · 42×
δύναμαι
dunamai
verb · 209×
εἰ
ei
conditional · 491×
θέλημα
thelema
noun · 62×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πάλιν
palin
adverb · 141×
πίνω
pino
verb · 73×
παρέρχομαι
parerchomai
verb · 29×
πατήρ
pater
noun · 412×
προσεύχομαι
proseuchomai
verb · 85×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
ἀπέρχομαι
aperchomai
verb · 117×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: τοῦτο | WH/Treg/NIV: τοῦτο | RP: + τὸ ποτήριον
  • τοῦτοSBLGNT
  • τοῦτοWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + τὸ ποτήριονRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: παρελθεῖν | WH/Treg/NIV: παρελθεῖν | RP: + ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ
  • παρελθεῖνSBLGNT
  • παρελθεῖνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Themes

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§612The cup of the New Covenant, which Jesus anticipated when he offered himself at the Last Supper, is afterwards accepted by him from his Father's hands in his agony in the garden at Gethsemani,434 making himself "obedient unto death". Jesus prays: "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me. . ."435 Thus he expresses the horror that death represented for his human n…
§2849Such a battle and such a victory become possible only through prayer. It is by his prayer that Jesus vanquishes the tempter, both at the outset of his public mission and in the ultimate struggle of his agony.159 In this petition to our heavenly Father, Christ unites us to his battle and his agony. He urges us to vigilance of the heart in communion with his own. Vigilance is "cu…
Was it necessary for Christ to suffer for men's deliverance? Was there any other possible means of delivering men? Was this the more suitable means? Was it fitting for Christ to suffer on the cross? The extent of His sufferings Was the pain which He endured the greatest? Did His entire soul suffer? Did His Passion hinder the joy of fruition? The time of the Passion The place Wa…

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 3:17 — For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
  • Acts 21:14 — And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
  • Gal 1:4 — Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
  • Heb 4:15 — For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
  • 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;
  • Isa 53:12 — Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he
  • John 12:27 — Now 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 12:28 — Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
  • John 18:11 — Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
  • Luke 22:42 — Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
  • Mark 14:39 — And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.
  • Mark 14:39 — And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.
  • Matt 6:7 — But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
  • Matt 6:9 — After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
  • Matt 6:10 — Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
  • Matt 7:21 — Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
  • Matt 20:22 — But 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
  • Matt 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.
  • 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.
  • Phil 2:8 — And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
  • Ps 22:1 — My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
  • Ps 31:14 — But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
  • Ps 69:1 — Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
  • Ps 69:17 — And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.
  • Ps 88:1 — O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
  • Ps 89:26 — He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
  • Ps 110:7 — He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.
  • Rom 15:3 — For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.