1 Corinthians 1:18 The Passion Translation (TPT)

The True Power of the Cross

¹⁸ To preach the message^[a] of the cross seems like sheer nonsense to those who are on their way to destruction, but to us who are on our way to salvation, it is the mighty power of God released within us.^[b]

Matthew 26:36-38 The Passion Translation (TPT)

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

³⁶ Then Jesus led his disciples to an orchard called “The Oil Press.”^[a] He told them, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” ³⁷ He took Peter, Jacob, and John with him.^[b] However, an intense feeling of great sorrow plunged his soul into deep sorrow and agony. ³⁸ And he said to them, “My heart is overwhelmed and crushed with grief. It feels as though I’m dying. Stay here and keep watch with me.”

Mark 14:34 The Passion Translation (TPT)

³⁴ And he said to them, “My heart is overwhelmed with anguish and crushed with grief.^[a] It feels as though I’m dying. Stay here and keep watch with me.”