Luke 22:43

"saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”"

Key Reflection

In Luke 22:43, Jesus expresses his submission to God's will as he faces the impending crucifixion. This scene is part of a broader narrative where Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane, emphasizing that while he desires not to suffer, he ultimately yields to God's plan, reflecting the depth of his commitment and obedience even in the face of great personal cost. The original audience would have understood this as a powerful demonstration of Christ’s humility and divine mission, contrasting sharply with the human tendency to resist suffering and death.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 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, the friend of God, and beloved of God, and holy, why, if he was a mere man, did not God sustain him alone, without an angel's intervening ? But the objection in neither case would have any force. The man, Christ Jesus, was suffering.

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