Thematic Bible: Submitting to sufferings


Thematic Bible





The tenor of the scripture which he read was this, "He was led as a sheep to be slain: And like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth. Verse ConceptsLambsMutenessSilenceJesus Christ, Meekness OfSheep ShearingHumility Of ChristPatience, The Nature OfChrist Being SilentChrist Was KilledUse Of The Scriptures

And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to wax sorrowful and to be in agony. Then said Jesus unto them, "My soul is heavy even unto the death. Tarry ye here: and watch with me." And he went away a little apart, and fell flat on his face, and prayed, saying, "O my father, if it possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt."