Luke 22:42-44
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
42 saying, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me; still, not my will but yours be done.”(A) [a] [43 And to strengthen him an angel from heaven appeared to him. 44 He was in such agony and he prayed so fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground.]
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- 22:43–44 These verses, though very ancient, were probably not part of the original text of Luke. They are absent from the oldest papyrus manuscripts of Luke and from manuscripts of wide geographical distribution.
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