Luke 22:42

42 "Father, if it is your will, take this cup [of suffering] away from me. However, your will must be done, not mine."

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Luke 22:42 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:42

Saying, Father, if thou be willing
If it be consistent with thy will of saving sinners, and which thou hast declared to me, and I have undertook to perform: the other evangelists say, "if it be possible"; (See Gill on Matthew 26:39) remove this cup from me;
meaning, either his present sorrows and distress, or his approaching sufferings and death, which he had in view, or both: nevertheless not my will;
as man, for Christ had an human will distinct from, though not contrary to his divine will: but thine be done;
which Christ undertook, and came into this world to do; and it was his meat and drink to do it, and was the same with his own will, as the Son of God; (See Gill on Matthew 26:39), and (See Gill on Matthew 26:42).

Luke 22:42 In-Context

40 When he arrived, he said to them, "Pray that you won't be tempted."
41 Then he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, knelt down, and prayed,
42 "Father, if it is your will, take this cup [of suffering] away from me. However, your will must be done, not mine."
43 Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and gave him strength.
44 So he prayed very hard in anguish. His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

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