Luke 22:42

42 "Father, if it be Thy will, take this cup away from me; yet not my will but Thine be done!"

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 But when He arrived at the place, He said to them, "Pray that you may not come into temptation."

41 But He Himself withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down and prayed repeatedly, saying,

42 "Father, if it be Thy will, take this cup away from me; yet not my will but Thine be done!"

43 And there appeared to Him an angel from Heaven, strengthening Him;

44 while He--an agony of distress having come upon Him--prayed all the more with intense earnestness, and His sweat became like clots of blood dropping on the ground.