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Book of Mark Chapter 14 - Read Chapter 14:32 - [In Context ]Jesus and his followers went to a place named Gethsemane. Jesus said to the followers, "Sit here while I pray."
14:33 - [In Context ]Jesus told Peter, James, and John to come with him. Then Jesus began to be very troubled and full of sorrow.
14:34 - [In Context ]Jesus said to Peter, James, and John, "My soul is full of sorrow. My heart is breaking with sadness. Wait here and stay awake."
14:35 - [In Context ]Jesus walked a little more away from them. Then Jesus fell to the ground and prayed. Jesus prayed that, if possible, he would not have this time of suffering.
14:36 - [In Context ]Jesus prayed, "Abba, F206 Father! You can do all things. Let me not have this cup F207 {of suffering}. But do what you want, not what I want."
14:37 - [In Context ]Then Jesus went back to his followers. He found them sleeping. He said to Peter, "Simon, why are you sleeping? You could not stay awake with me for one hour?
14:38 - [In Context ]Stay awake and pray for strength against temptation. Your spirit wants to do what is right. But your body is weak."
14:39 - [In Context ]Again Jesus went away and prayed the same thing.
14:40 - [In Context ]Then Jesus went back to the followers. Again Jesus found them sleeping. Their eyes were very tired. The followers did not know what they should say to Jesus.
14:41 - [In Context ]After Jesus prayed a third time, he went back to his followers. Jesus said to them, "You are still sleeping and resting? That's enough! The time has come for the Son of Man F208 to be given to sinful people.
14:42 - [In Context ]Stand up! We must go. Here comes the man who is giving me to those people."
FOOTNOTES: F206: \fAbba\f An Aramaic word. Jewish children called their fathers "\fAbba\f."
F207: cup Jesus is talking about the bad things that will happen to him. Accepting these things will be very hard, like drinking a cup full of something that tastes very bad.
F208: Son of Man A name Jesus used for himself. In Dan. 7:13-14, this is the name for the Messiah, the one God chose to save his people.
Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; WJD - What Jesus Did!;
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