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If this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will be done.” <a href="/esv/matthew/26.htm">English Standard Version</a> Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.” <a href="/bsb/matthew/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.” <a href="/blb/matthew/26.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Again for a second time having gone away, He prayed, saying, "My Father, if this is not possible to pass unless I drink it, Your will be done." <a href="/kjv/matthew/26.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/26.htm">New King James Version</a> Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.” <a href="/nasb_/matthew/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass away unless I drink from it, Your will be done.” <a href="/nasb/matthew/26.htm">NASB 1995</a> He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, &#8220My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a> He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Thy will be done.” <a href="/lsb/matthew/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done.” <a href="/amp/matthew/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He went away a second time and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done.” <a href="/csb/matthew/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Again, a second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.” <a href="/hcsb/matthew/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, &#8220My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, Your will be done.&#8221 <a href="/asv/matthew/26.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/matthew/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Again Jesus went to pray and said, "My Father, if there is no other way, and I must suffer, I will still do what you want." <a href="/erv/matthew/26.htm">English Revised Version</a> Again a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, thy will be done. <a href="/gwt/matthew/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then he went away a second time and prayed, "Father, if this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, let your will be done." <a href="/gnt/matthew/26.htm">Good News Translation</a> Once more Jesus went away and prayed, "My Father, if this cup of suffering cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will be done." <a href="/isv/matthew/26.htm">International Standard Version</a> He went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if this cup cannot go away unless I drink it, let your will be done." <a href="/msb/matthew/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> A second time He went away and prayed, ?My Father, if this cup cannot pass from Me unless I drink it, may Your will be done.? <a href="/net/matthew/26.htm">NET Bible</a> He went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will must be done." <a href="/nheb/matthew/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, your desire be done." <a href="/wbt/matthew/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/matthew/26.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Again a second time He went away and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is impossible for this cup to pass without my drinking it, Thy will be done." <a href="/web/matthew/26.htm">World English Bible</a> Again, a second time he went away and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cup can’t pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Again, a second time, having gone away, He prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me except I drink it, Your will be done”; <a href="/blb/matthew/26.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Again for a second time having gone away, He prayed, saying, "My Father, if this is not possible to pass unless I drink it, Your will be done." <a href="/ylt/matthew/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Again, a second time, having gone away, he prayed, saying, 'My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from me except I drink it, Thy will be done;' <a href="/slt/matthew/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Again of a second time, having gone away, he prayed, saying, My Father if this cup cannot pass away from me except I drink it, let thy will be.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Again, a second time, he went and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this chalice cannot pass away, unless I drink it, let your will be done.” <a href="/nabre/matthew/26.htm">New American Bible</a> Withdrawing a second time, he prayed again, “My Father, if it is not possible that this cup pass without my drinking it, your will be done!” <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Again he went away for the second time and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> He went away again the second time and prayed and said, O my Father, if this cup cannot pass, and if I have to drink it, let it be according to your will. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/26.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Going again the second time, he prayed and he said, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/26.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Again, a second time, he went away, and prayed, saying: My Father, if this cup cannot pass from me, unless I drink it, thy will be done. <a href="/godbey/matthew/26.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And again the second time, having gone away, He prayed, saying, <FR>My Father, if it is possible that this cup pass from me, if I shall not drink it, let thy will be done.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/26.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Again the second time he went away, and prayed, saying, O my Father, If it be not possible, that this cup pass from me, but that I should drink it, thy will be done. <a href="/mace/matthew/26.htm">Mace New Testament</a> again, he went away the second time, and prayed thus, "O my father, if I cannot avoid drinking this cup, thy will be done." <a href="/wey/matthew/26.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Again a second time He went away and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is impossible for this cup to pass without my drinking it, Thy will be done." <a href="/worrell/matthew/26.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Again, a second time, going away, He prayed, saying, <FR>"My Father, if it is not possible that this cup should pass away except I drink it, Thy will be done,"<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/26.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And going away again, the second time He prayed, saying, <FR>O my Father, if this cup may not pass from me, unless I drink it, thy will be done.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/26-42.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=8214" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/26.htm">Jesus Prays at Gethsemane</a> …41“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” 42<a href="/greek/3825.htm" title="3825: Palin (Adv) -- Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand."></a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out."></a> <a href="/greek/1208.htm" title="1208: deuterou (Adj-GNS) -- Second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time. As the compare of duo; second.">A second time</a> <a href="/greek/565.htm" title="565: apelthōn (V-APA-NMS) -- From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.">He went away</a> <a href="/greek/4336.htm" title="4336: prosēuxato (V-AIM-3S) -- To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship.">and prayed,</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. "></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">“My</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Pater (N-VMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father,</a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">if</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touto (DPro-NNS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this cup</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/1410.htm" title="1410: dynatai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.">cannot</a> <a href="/greek/3928.htm" title="3928: parelthein (V-ANA) -- From para and erchomai; to come near or aside, i.e. To approach, go by, perish or neglect, avert.">pass</a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">unless</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/4095.htm" title="4095: piō (V-ASA-1S) -- To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe.">I drink</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auto (PPro-AN3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">it,</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">may Your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2307.htm" title="2307: thelēma (N-NNS) -- An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination.">will</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: genēthētō (V-AMP-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">be done.” </a> 43And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping—for their eyes were heavy.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/22-42.htm">Luke 22:42</a> “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.” <a href="/mark/14-36.htm">Mark 14:36</a> “Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.” <a href="/john/18-11.htm">John 18:11</a> “Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?” <a href="/hebrews/5-7.htm">Hebrews 5:7-8</a> During 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. / Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered. <a href="/philippians/2-8.htm">Philippians 2:8</a> And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross. <a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10</a> Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. <a href="/psalms/40-8.htm">Psalm 40:8</a> I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.” <a href="/john/6-38.htm">John 6:38</a> For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me. <a href="/romans/5-19.htm">Romans 5:19</a> For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. <a href="/hebrews/10-7.htm">Hebrews 10:7</a> Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’” <a href="/john/12-27.htm">John 12:27-28</a> Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour. / Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” <a href="/isaiah/50-5.htm">Isaiah 50:5-7</a> The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back. / I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle. / Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame. <a href="/psalms/143-10.htm">Psalm 143:10</a> Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. <a href="/john/4-34.htm">John 4:34</a> Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work. <a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Romans 8:3</a> For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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, your will be done.the second.<a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a> And he went a little further, 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.<a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1,2</a> To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? … <a href="/psalms/69-1.htm">Psalm 69:1-3,17,18</a> To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Cup</a> <a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/matthew/26-29.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/matthew/24-36.htm">Except</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-34.htm">Father</a> <a href="/matthew/19-26.htm">Impossible</a> <a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Prayed</a> <a href="/matthew/26-41.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/matthew/25-22.htm">Second</a> <a href="/matthew/26-18.htm">Time</a> <a href="/matthew/24-22.htm">Unless</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/9-41.htm">Cup</a> <a href="/mark/4-19.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/matthew/27-34.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/mark/2-16.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/mark/2-26.htm">Except</a> <a href="/luke/15-21.htm">Father</a> <a href="/mark/2-19.htm">Impossible</a> <a href="/matthew/27-21.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/matthew/26-53.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/matthew/26-44.htm">Prayed</a> <a href="/matthew/26-44.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/matthew/27-21.htm">Second</a> <a href="/matthew/26-44.htm">Time</a> <a href="/mark/2-26.htm">Unless</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 26</div>1. <a href="/matthew/26-1.htm">Jesus foretells his own death.</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/26-3.htm">The rulers conspire against him.</a> 6. <a href="/matthew/26-6.htm">The woman anoints his feet.</a> 14. <a href="/matthew/26-14.htm">Judas bargains to betray him.</a> 17. <a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Jesus eats the Passover;</a> 26. <a href="/matthew/26-26.htm">institutes his holy supper;</a> 30. <a href="/matthew/26-30.htm">foretells the desertion of his disciples, and Peter's denial;</a> 36. <a href="/matthew/26-36.htm">prays in the garden;</a> 47. <a href="/matthew/26-47.htm">and being betrayed by a kiss,</a> 57. <a href="/matthew/26-57.htm">is carried to Caiaphas,</a> 69. <a href="/matthew/26-69.htm">and denied by Peter.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>A second time He went away and prayed This phrase indicates Jesus' persistence in prayer, a model for believers to follow. The repetition underscores the intensity of His spiritual struggle. In the Garden of Gethsemane, a place known for its olive trees, Jesus seeks solitude to commune with the Father. This setting is significant as olive oil, produced from the garden's trees, is often used in anointing, symbolizing the Holy Spirit. Jesus' withdrawal for prayer highlights His humanity and need for divine strength, paralleling His earlier teachings on the importance of prayer (<a href="/matthew/6-6.htm">Matthew 6:6</a>).“My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it The term "My Father" reflects Jesus' intimate relationship with God, emphasizing His divine sonship. The "cup" symbolizes the suffering and wrath He is about to endure, a metaphor rooted in Old Testament imagery (<a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Psalm 75:8</a>, <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a>). This cup represents the full measure of divine judgment against sin, which Jesus willingly accepts. The conditional "if" acknowledges the possibility of an alternative, yet submits to the necessity of His sacrificial role, fulfilling prophecies such as <a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10</a>.may Your will be done.” This submission to God's will is central to Jesus' mission, echoing His earlier teaching in the Lord's Prayer (<a href="/matthew/6-10.htm">Matthew 6:10</a>). It reflects the ultimate act of obedience and surrender, contrasting Adam's disobedience in the Garden of Eden. Jesus, the second Adam, chooses to align with God's redemptive plan, highlighting His role as the perfect mediator. This phrase encapsulates the essence of Christian discipleship, calling believers to prioritize God's will over personal desires, as seen throughout Scripture (<a href="/philippians/2-8.htm">Philippians 2:8</a>, <a href="/hebrews/5-8.htm">Hebrews 5:8</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is in the Garden of Gethsemane, praying to His Father about the impending crucifixion. 2. <a href="/topical/g/god_the_father.htm">God the Father</a> Jesus addresses God as "My Father," indicating a personal and intimate relationship, seeking His will above His own desires. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_garden_of_gethsemane.htm">The Garden of Gethsemane</a> The location where Jesus prays, a place of deep spiritual struggle and submission to God's will. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they are nearby, struggling to stay awake and pray with Jesus. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_cup.htm">The Cup</a> Symbolic of the suffering and wrath that Jesus is about to endure on the cross for the sins of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/submission_to_god's_will.htm">Submission to God's Will</a> Jesus models perfect submission to the Father's will, even when it involves immense personal cost. As believers, we are called to seek and submit to God's will in our lives, trusting His greater plan. <a href="/topical/p/prayer_in_times_of_distress.htm">Prayer in Times of Distress</a> In moments of deep anguish, Jesus turns to prayer. This teaches us the importance of seeking God in prayer during our own times of distress and uncertainty. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_obedience.htm">The Cost of Obedience</a> Obedience to God may require personal sacrifice and suffering. Jesus' willingness to endure the cross challenges us to consider what we are willing to sacrifice for the sake of following God's will. <a href="/topical/i/intimacy_with_the_father.htm">Intimacy with the Father</a> Jesus' use of "My Father" reflects a deep, personal relationship with God. We are encouraged to cultivate a similar intimacy with God through regular prayer and communion.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 26</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'not_go_beyond'_mean.htm">What does 'Not my will, but yours be done' mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_was_jesus'_second_prayer_in_matthew.htm">What were the words of Jesus' second prayer according to Matthew, given Mark says they were the same as the first?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_jesus_conflicted_in_matthew_26_36-46.htm">In Matthew 26:36–46, why does Jesus seem conflicted about His fate if He was fully aware of His divine mission and outcome? </a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_pray_to_avoid_crucifixion.htm">Did Jesus pray to The Father to prevent the crucifixion? Yes. (Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42) No. (John 12:27)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(42) If this cup may not pass away from me.--There is a slight change of tone perceptible in this prayer as compared with the first. It is, to speak after the manner of men, as though the conviction that it was not possible that the cup could pass away from Him had come with fuller clearness before His mind. and He was learning to accept it. He finds the answer to the former prayer in the continuance, not the removal. of the bitter agony that preyed on His spirit. It is probably at this stage of the trial that we are to place the sweat like "great drops of blood" and the vision of the angel of <a href="/context/luke/22-43.htm" title="And there appeared an angel to him from heaven, strengthening him.">Luke 22:43-44</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 42. - Again the second time. A pleonastic expression, as in <a href="/john/4-54.htm">John 4:54</a>; <a href="/john/21-16.htm">John 21:16</a>, etc., calling especial attention to "the numerical re-repetition of the Saviour's prayer" (Morison). St. Matthew alone gives the words of this second prayer, which differs in some respects from the first. The possibility of the cup passing away was considered no longer; the continuance of the trial showed that it was not to he. If this cup may (can) not pass away from me... thy will be done. He accepts the cup; his human will coincides with the Divine will; he acquiesces with perfect self-resignation. The cup, relatively to the circumstances, could not pass away from the Saviour. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/26-42.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>A second time δευτέρου (deuterou) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1208.htm">Strong's 1208: </a> Second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time. As the compare of duo; second. He went away ἀπελθὼν (apelthōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_565.htm">Strong's 565: </a> From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively. [and] prayed, προσηύξατο (prosēuxato) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4336.htm">Strong's 4336: </a> To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship. “My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Father, Πάτερ (Pater) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. if εἰ (ei) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. this [cup] τοῦτο (touto) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. cannot δύναται (dynatai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1410.htm">Strong's 1410: </a> (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. pass παρελθεῖν (parelthein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_3928.htm">Strong's 3928: </a> From para and erchomai; to come near or aside, i.e. To approach, go by, perish or neglect, avert. unless ἐὰν (ean) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. I drink πίω (piō) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4095.htm">Strong's 4095: </a> To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe. it, αὐτὸ (auto) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. {may} Your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. will θέλημά (thelēma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2307.htm">Strong's 2307: </a> An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination. be done.” γενηθήτω (genēthētō) Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/26-42.htm">Matthew 26:42 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/26-42.htm">Matthew 26:42 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/26-42.htm">Matthew 26:42 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/26-42.htm">Matthew 26:42 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/26-42.htm">Matthew 26:42 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/26-42.htm">Matthew 26:42 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/26-42.htm">Matthew 26:42 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/26-42.htm">Matthew 26:42 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/26-42.htm">Matthew 26:42 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/26-42.htm">Matthew 26:42 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/26-42.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 26:42 Again a second time he went away (Matt. 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