Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
He [then] went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if this [cup of suffering] cannot pass away unless I drink it [i.e., experience the suffering], [then] let what You want be done."
New American Standard Bible
He went away again a second time and prayed, saying,
King James Version
He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
Holman Bible
Again, a second time, He went away and prayed,
International Standard Version
He went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if this cup cannot go away unless I drink it, let your will be done."
A Conservative Version
Having gone again a second time, he prayed, saying, My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to pass from me, except I drink it, may thy will happen.
American Standard Version
Again a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, My Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, thy will be done.
Amplified
He went away a second time and prayed, saying,
Anderson New Testament
Again, a second time, he went away, and prayed, saying: My Father, if this cup cannot pass from me, unless I drink it, thy will be done.
Bible in Basic English
Again, a second time he went away, and said in prayer, O my Father, if this may not go from me without my taking it, let your pleasure be done.
Common New Testament
Again, a second time, he went away and prayed, "O my Father, if this cup cannot pass away unless I drink it, your will be done."
Daniel Mace New Testament
again, he went away the second time, and prayed thus, "O my father, if I cannot avoid drinking this cup, thy will be done."
Darby Translation
Again going away a second time he prayed saying, My Father, if this cannot pass from me unless I drink it, thy will be done.
Godbey New Testament
And again the second time, having gone away, He prayed, saying, My Father, if it is possible that this cup pass from me, if I shall not drink it, let thy will be done.
Goodspeed New Testament
He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it cannot pass by me without my drinking it, your will be done!"
John Wesley New Testament
Again the second time he went away and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup cannot pass from me, unless I drink it, thy will be done.
Julia Smith Translation
Again of a second time, having gone away, he prayed, saying, My Father if this cup cannot pass away from me except I drink it, let thy will be.
King James 2000
He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, your will be done.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Again for the second time he went away [and] prayed, saying, "My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will must be done."
Modern King James verseion
He went away again the second time and prayed, saying, My Father, if this cup may not pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He went away once more, and prayed, saying, "O my father, if this cup cannot pass away from me, but that I drink of it, thy will be fulfilled."
Moffatt New Testament
Again he went away for the second time and prayed, "My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, thy will be done."
Montgomery New Testament
Then he went away again a second time and prayed, saying, "O, my Father, if this cup cannot pass except I drink it, Thy will be done."
NET Bible
He went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will must be done."
New Heart English Bible
Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if this cannot pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done."
Noyes New Testament
Again he went away a second time, and prayed, saying, My Father, if this [cup] cannot pass away from me, but I must drink it, thy will be done!
Sawyer New Testament
Going away again a second time, he prayed, saying, My Father, if this cup cannot pass from me unless I drink it, thy will be done.
The Emphasized Bible
Again, a second time, departing he prayed, saying: My Father! If it is impossible for this to pass, except I, drink, it, Accomplished, be, thy will.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Again the second time he went away, and prayed, saying, O my Father, If it be not possible, that this cup pass from me, but that I should drink it, thy will be done.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Again, a second time, he went away, and prayed. "My Father," he said, "if I cannot be spared this cup, but must drink it, thy will be done!"
Webster
He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
Weymouth New Testament
Again a second time He went away and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is impossible for this cup to pass without my drinking it, Thy will be done."
Williams New Testament
A second time He went away and prayed, "My Father, if it cannot pass by without my drinking it, your will be done."
World English Bible
Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if this cup can't pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done."
Worrell New Testament
Again, a second time, going away, He prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is not possible that this cup should pass away except I drink it, Thy will be done,"
Worsley New Testament
And going away again, the second time He prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass from me, unless I drink it, thy will be done.
Youngs Literal Translation
Again, a second time, having gone away, he prayed, saying, 'My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from me except I drink it, Thy will be done;'
Themes
Cords » Cords of the cross » Resignation to the divine will
Gethsemane » Jesus betrayed in
God » Will of, submission to » Christ the perfect example of
Jesus Christ » Death of, voluntary
Jesus Christ » History of » Retires to gethsemane (on the mount of olives)
Obedience » Instances of » Jesus
Peter » Present » In the garden of gethsemane
Prayer » The prayer of jesus, "let this cup pass away,"
Resignation » Christ set an example of
Submission » To authority » Jesus an example of
The Surrendered life » Submission to the divine will » Christ the perfect example of
Interlinear
Deuteros
Touto
Parerchomai
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 26:42
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Prayer In Gethsemane
41 Be alert and pray, so that you do not give in to temptation; the spirit [of a person] is truly willing [i.e., to do a certain thing], but his physical nature is [often too] weak [to carry it out]." 42 He [then] went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if this [cup of suffering] cannot pass away unless I drink it [i.e., experience the suffering], [then] let what You want be done." 43 And He came [back] again and found them asleep, because they had not been able to keep their eyes open.
Cross References
Matthew 26:39
And He went on ahead a short distance and fell face-down and prayed, "My Father, allow this cup [i.e., of suffering] to pass away from me if it is [at all] possible; nevertheless, let it not be what I want, but what You want [for me]."
Mark 14:39-40
And He went away again and prayed, saying the same words.
Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a head priest who is incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but One [i.e., Jesus] who has been tempted in every way that we have, and yet without sinning.
Hebrews 5:7-8
During His life on earth Jesus offered up prayers and special requests with loud crying and tears to God, who was able to save Him from dying, and He was heard because of His [earnest] devotion [to God].