American Standard Version
Luke 22:44
44And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground.
Luke 22:44 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
- New International Version (NIV)And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Context of Luke 22:44
42saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. 43And there appeared unto him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground. 45And when he rose up from his prayer, he came unto the disciples, and found them sleeping for sorrow, 46and said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.
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καὶ γενόμενος ἐν ἀγωνίᾳ ἐκτενέστερον προσηύχετο. καὶ ἐγένετο ὁ ἱδρὼς αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ θρόμβοι αἵματος καταβαίνοντες ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν.]]Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Luke 22:44
- Genesis 32:24And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
- Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou sofar from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
- Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
- Psalms 69:14Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
- Psalms 88:1O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.
- Psalms 130:1Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah.
- Psalms 143:6I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soulthirstethafter thee, as a weary land. [Selah
- Lamentations 1:12Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is brought upon me, Wherewith Jehovah hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
- Lamentations 3:53They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and have cast a stone upon me.
- Jonah 2:2And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, And thou heardest my voice.
- John 12:27Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour.
- Hebrews 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,
- Isaiah 53:10Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand.
- Romans 8:32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?
Commentaries on Luke 22:44
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 44Prayed more earnestly - With greater emphasis and earnestness than usual, with strong crying and tears, Hebrews 5:7; the reason given for which is, that he was in an agony. Kypke well observes, Vox summum animi angorem et dolorem indicat; et idem est, quod , Matthew 26:37; Mark 14:34. "The word (agony) points out the utmost anguish and grief of soul, and is of the same import with in Matthew and Mark." See the note on Matthew 26:37. Drops of blood - See…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39-46Verses 39-46 See the Luke 22:43 Strengthening him - His human nature, to sustain the great burden that was upon his soul. Some have supposed from this that he was not divine as well as human; for if he was “God,” how could an angel give any strength or comfort? and why did not the divine nature “alone” sustain the human? But the fact that he was “divine” does not affect the case at all. It might be asked with the same propriety, If he was, as all admit…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 39-46Verses 39-46 Every description which the evangelists give of the state of mind in which our Lord entered upon this conflict, proves the tremendous nature of the assault, and the perfect foreknowledge of its terrors possessed by the meek and lowly Jesus. Here are three things not in the other evangelists. 1. When Christ was in his agony, there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. It was a part of his humiliation that he was thus…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 44His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground: The text does not say that Jesus sweated blood, as people often think. It says that his sweat fell to the ground like blood. This probably means that, in his agony, he was sweating very heavily.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 39-4639. as ... wont--(See Joh 18:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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