Thematic Bible: Submitting to sufferings


Thematic Bible





The passage of Scripture which he was reading was this: "Like a sheep He was led to slaughter, and just as a lamb before its shearer is dumb so He opened 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 Zabdi. Then He began to be full of anguish and distress, and He said to them, "My soul is crushed with anguish to the very point of death; wait here, and keep awake with me." Going forward a short distance He fell on His face and prayed. "My Father," He said, "if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou willest."