Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Matthew 26:39
And he went a little further. "About a stone's cast"
(Luke 22:41).
If it be possible. If it were possible to save men, and carry out
the divine work of redeeming them.
Let this cup pass from me. "This cup" is the betrayal, the trial,
the mocking, the scourging, the cross, and all besides which our
thoughts cannot reach.
But as thou [wilt]. This is an example of perfect faith--the faith
by which alone answers to prayer can be obtained. He that insists on
his will, when it is contrary to the will of God, fails in faith.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Matthew 26:39
Matthew 26:42
Mark 14:32-42
Luke 22:39-46
John 11:42
John 12:27
Hebrews 5:7
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