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35 Jesus went on a little farther away from them, fell to the ground, and prayed. He asked that, if possible, he would not have this time of suffering. 36 He said, “ Abba,[a] Father! You can do all things. Don’t make me drink from this cup.[b] But do what you want, not what I want.”

37 Then he went back to his followers and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “Simon, why are you sleeping? Could you not stay awake with me for one hour?

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 14:36 Abba An Aramaic word that was used by Jewish children as a name for their fathers.
  2. Mark 14:36 cup A symbol of suffering. Jesus used the idea of drinking from a cup to mean accepting the suffering he would face in the terrible events that were soon to come.

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