Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.
Parallel translations
- WEB He went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.
- KJV And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
- NKJV He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him.
- NASB And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground and began praying that if it were possible, the hour might pass Him by.
- NLT He went on a little farther and fell to the ground. He prayed that, if it were possible, the awful hour awaiting him might pass him by.
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Quick answer
Jesus falls to the ground and prays that the hour might pass. He honestly brings his anguish before the Father.
Overview
The posture of falling to the ground conveys the depth of Jesus' distress. 'The hour' refers to the appointed time of his suffering and death. His prayer is real wrestling, yet always within submission to the Father's will, as the next verse makes clear.
Cross-references & the web
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- Mark 14:41When Jesus returned the third time, He said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
- Deut 9:18Then I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, as I had done the first time. I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and provoking Him to anger.
- Heb 5:7During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
- Matt 26:39Going 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.”
- Acts 10:25–26As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
- Gen 17:3Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,
- 2 Chr 7:3When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”
- Rev 4:10the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
- Luke 17:15–16When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
- 1 Chr 21:15–16Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and relented from the calamity, and He said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
- Rev 5:14And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
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