Luke 22:44 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 22:44

And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

BSB

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ASV

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.

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

Many are shocked at this place who turn the sorrows of the Saviour to an argument of inherent weakness from the beginning, rather than taken upon Him for the time. But I am so far from considering it a thing to be excused, that I never more admire His mercy and majesty; for He would have conferred less upon me had He not taken upon Him my feelings. For He took upon Him my sorrow, that upon me He might bestow His joy. With confidence therefore I name His sadness, because I preach His cross.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

He prayed more earnestly - Even with stronger cries and tars: and his sweat - As cold as the weather was, was as it were great drops of blood - Which, by the vehement distress of his soul, were forced out of the pores, in so great a quantity as afterward united in large, thick, grumous drops, and even fell to the ground.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, Prayer, though never out of season, is in a special manner seasonable when we are in an agony; and the stronger our agonies are the more lively and frequent our prayers should be. Now it was that Christ offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears, and was heard in that he feared ( Heb. v. 7 ), and in his fear wrestled, as Jacob with the angel.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Prayed more earnestly - With greater emphasis and earnestness than usual, with strong crying and tears, Heb 5:7; the reason given for which is, that he was in an agony. Kypke well observes, Vox αγωνια summum animi angorem et dolorem indicat; et idem est, quod αδημονειν, Mat 26:37; Mar 14:34. “The word αγωνια (agony) points out the utmost anguish and grief of soul, and is of the same import with αδημονειν in Matthew and Mark.” See the note on Mat 26:37. Drops of blood - See the note on Mat 26:

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1199: “The Agony in Gethsemane” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1874)

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
γενόμενος	genomenos	having been	G1096 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ἀγωνίᾳ	agōnia	agony	G74 →
ἐκτενέστερον	ektenesteron	more earnestly	G1617 →
προσηύχετο.	prosēucheto	He was praying.	G4336 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐγένετο	egeneto	became	G1096 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
ἱδρὼς	hidrōs	sweat	G2402 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
ὡσεὶ	hōsei	like	G5616 →
θρόμβοι	thromboi	great drops	G2361 →
αἵματος	aimatos	of blood	G129 →
καταβαίνοντες	katabainontes	falling down	G2597 →
ἐπὶ	epi	upon	G1909 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
γῆν.]]	gēn	ground.	G1093 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Romans 8:32
He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
leads to
- John 3:16
  For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
- Romans 8:28
  And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
  God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 84:11
  For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- 1 John 4:10
  And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Through
Hebrews 5:7
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…
leads to
- Luke 22:41–44
  And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,
- John 17:1
  When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.
- Matthew 27:46
  About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke