Matthew 26:36 Cross References - Moffatt

³⁶ Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he told the disciples, "Sit here till I go over there and pray."

³⁹ Then he went forward a little and fell on his face praying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass me. Yet, not what I will but what thou wilt."

⁴² Again he went away for the second time and prayed, "My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, thy will be done."

³² Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and he told his disciples, "Sit here till I pray." ³³ But he took Peter and James and John along with him; and as he began to feel appalled and agitated, ³⁴ he said to them, "My heart is sad, sad even to death; stay here and watch." ³⁵ Then he went forward a little and fell to the earth, praying that the hour might pass away from him, if possible. ³⁶ "Abba, Father," he said, "thou canst do anything. Take this cup away from me. Yet, not what I will but what thou wilt." ³⁷ Then he came and found them asleep; so he said to Peter, "Are you sleeping, Simon? Could you not watch for a single hour? ³⁸ Watch and pray, all of you, so that you may not slip into temptation. The spirit is eager but the flesh is weak." ³⁹ Again he went away and prayed in the same words as before; ⁴⁰ then he returned and found them once more asleep, for their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to say to him. ⁴¹ Then he came for the third time and said to them, "Still asleep? still resting? No more of that! The hour has come, here is the Son of man betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴² Come, get up, here is my betrayer close at hand."

³⁹ Then he went outside and made his way to the Hill of Olives, as he was accustomed. The disciples followed him, ⁴⁰ and when he reached the spot he said to them, "Pray that you may not slip into temptation." ⁴¹ He withdrew about a stone's throw and knelt in prayer, ⁴² saying, "Father, if it please thee, take this cup away from me. But thy will, not mine, be done." ⁴³ [And an angel from heaven appeared to strengthen him; ⁴⁴ he fell into an agony and prayed with greater intensity, his sweat dropping to the ground like clots of blood.] ⁴⁵ Then rising from prayer he went to the disciples, only to find them asleep from sheer sorrow. ⁴⁶ He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not slip into temptation."

¹ Having said this, Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron ravine to an orchard, which he entered in the company of his disciples. ² Judas the traitor also knew the spot, for Jesus and his disciples often met there. ³ So after procuring troops and some attendants belonging to the high priests and the Pharisees, Judas went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. ⁴ Then Jesus, who knew everything that was to happen to him, came forward and asked them, "Who are you looking for?" ⁵ "Jesus the Nazarene," they replied. Jesus said, "I am he." (And Judas the traitor was standing beside them.) ⁶ When he said, "I am he," they fell back and dropped to the ground; ⁷ so he asked them once more, "Who are you looking for?" And when they replied, "Jesus the Nazarene," ⁸ he answered, "I told you that I am he; if it is me you are looking for, let these men get away" ⁹ (this was to fulfil his own word: 'I did not lose a single one of those whom thou didst give me'). ¹⁰ Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his right ear (the servant's name was Malchus); ¹¹ whereupon Jesus said to Peter, "Sheathe your sword. Am I not to drink the cup which the Father has handed me?"

⁷ In the days of his flesh, with bitter cries and tears, he offered prayers and supplications to Him who was able to save him from death; and he was heard, because of his godly fear.