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The Prayer in Gethsemane Mt.26.36-46

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36Τότε ἐρχεται μετ' αὐτῶν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς χωρίον λεγόμενον Γεθσημανί, καὶ λέγει τοῖς μαθηταῖς, Καθίσατε αὐτοῦ ἑως [οὗ] ἀπελθὼν ἐκεῖ προσεύξωμαι. JESUS THEN CAME with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane. He said to them, 'Sit here while I go over there to pray.'The Prayer in Gethsemane Mt.26.36-46 | Mk.14.32-42 | Lk.22.39-46
37καὶ παραλαβὼν τὸν Πέτρον καὶ τοὺς δύο υἱοὺς Ζεβεδαίου ἠρξατο λυπεῖσθαι καὶ ἀδημονεῖν. He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee. Anguish and dismay came over him, 
38τότε λέγει αὐτοῖς, Περίλυπός ἐστιν ἡ ψυχή μου ἑως θανάτου· μείνατε ὧδε καὶ γρηγορεῖτε μετ' ἐμοῦ. and he said to them, 'My heart is ready to break with grief. Stop here, and stay awake with me.' 
39καὶ προελθὼν μικρὸν ἐπεσεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ προσευχόμενος καὶ λέγων, Πάτερ μου, εἰ δυνατόν ἐστιν, παρελθάτω ἀπ' ἐμοῦ τὸ ποτήριον τοῦτο· πλὴν οὐχ ὡς ἐγὼ θέλω ἀλλ' ὡς σύ. He went on a little, fell on his face in prayer, and said, 'My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass me by. Yet not as I will, but as thou wilt.'
 
40καὶ ἐρχεται πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς καὶ εὑρίσκει αὐτοὺς καθεύδοντας, καὶ λέγει τῷ Πέτρῳ, οὑτως οὐκ ἰσχύσατε μίαν ὡραν γρηγορῆσαι μετ' ἐμοῦ; He came to the disciples and found them asleep; and he said to Peter, 'What! Could none of you stay awake with me one hour? 
41γρηγορεῖτε καὶ προσεύχεσθε, ἵνα μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς πειρασμόν· τὸ μὲν Πνεῦμα πρόθυμον ἡ δὲ σὰρξ ἀσθενής. Stay awake, and pray that you may be spared the test. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.'
 
42πάλιν ἐκ δευτέρου ἀπελθὼν προσηύξατο λέγων, Πάτερ μου, εἰ οὐ δύναται τοῦτο παρελθεῖν ἐὰν μὴ αὐτὸ πίω, γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου. He went away a second time, and prayed: 'My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to pass me by without my drinking it, thy will be done.' 
43καὶ ἐλθὼν πάλιν εὗρεν αὐτοὺς καθεύδοντας, ἦσαν γὰρ αὐτῶν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ βεβαρημένοι. He came again and found them asleep, for their eyes were heavy. 
44καὶ ἀφεὶς αὐτοὺς πάλιν ἀπελθὼν προσηύξατο ἐκ τρίτου τὸν αὐτὸν λόγον εἰπὼν πάλιν. So he left them and went away again; and he prayed the third time, using the same words as before.
 
45τότε ἐρχεται πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Καθεύδετε τὸ λοιπὸν καὶ ἀναπαύεσθὲ; ἰδοὺ ἤγγικεν ἡ ὡρα καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδίδοται εἰς χεῖρας ἀμαρτωλῶν. Then he came to the disciples and said to them, 'Still sleeping? Still taking your ease? The hour has come! The Son of Man is betrayed to sinful men. 
46ἐγείρεσθε, ἀγωμεν· ἰδοὺ ἤγγικεν ὁ παραδιδούς με. Up, let us go forward; the traitor is upon us.'
 

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