Mark 14:35

And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
forward	προελθὼν proelthōn	G4281	to go onward · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
little	μικρόν mikrón	G3397	a small space of time or degree
fell	ἔπιπτεν epipten	G4098	to fall (literally or figuratively) · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular
on	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
ground	γῆς gēs	G1093	soil · noun — genitive singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
prayed	προσηύχετο prosēucheto	G4336	to pray to God · verb — imperfect middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
that	ἵνα ina	G2443	compare G3588 (ὁ)) · conjunction
if	εἰ ei	G1487	if · conditional particle
were	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
possible	δυνατόν dunaton	G1415	powerful or capable (literally or figuratively) · adjective — nominative singular neuter
hour	ὥρα. hōra	G5610	an "hour" (literally or figuratively) · noun — nominative singular feminine
pass	παρέλθῃ parelthē	G3928	to come near or aside · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular
from	ἀπ᾽ ap᾽	G575	"off · preposition
him	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine

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Cross-references

Mark 14:41 And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man…
Genesis 17:3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
Deuteronomy 9:18 And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your…
Matthew 26:39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: neverthel…
Acts 10:25-26 And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
Hebrews 5:7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save h…
2 Chronicles 7:3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their f…
Revelation 4:10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 14:32-42

Christ is here entering upon his sufferings, and begins with those which were the sorest of all his sufferings, those in his soul. Here we have him in his agony; this melancholy story we had in Matthew; this agony in soul was the wormwood and the gall in the affliction and misery; and thereby it appeared that no sorrow was forced upon him, but that it was what he freely admitted. I. He retired for prayer; Sit ye here (saith he to his disciples), while I go a little further, and pray. He had lately prayed with them (Jn. 17); and now he appoints them to withdraw while he goes to his Father upon an errand peculiar to himself. Note, Our praying with our families will not excuse our neglect of se…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 14:30

That Thou - Συ is added by ABEGHKLMS - V, eighty-eight others, Syriac, Arabic, Persic, Coptic, Ethiopic, Armenian, Slavonic, Vulgate, Saxon, Theophylact, and Euthymsus. It adds much to the energy of the passage, every word of which is deeply emphatical. Verily, I say unto thee, that Thou, This Day, in This Very Night, before the cock shall crow Twice, Thou wilt deny Me.

John Gill on Mark 14:35

And he went forward a little,.... About a stone's cast, Luke 22:41, and fell on the ground, and prayed; he fell on his face to the ground, which was a praying posture. One of the Jewish canons concerning it, is this (a): "worshipping, how is it done? after a man has lifted up his head; he bows it five times, he sits upon the ground, and "falls upon his face", "to the ground", and supplicates with whatsoever supplication he pleases: worshipping, or bowing, is the stretching out of hands and feet, until a man is found cast upon his face to the ground.'' See Gill on Matthew 26:39. The supplication Christ made in this posture was, that, it were possible, the hour might pass from him; the ti…

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John Calvin on Mark 14:32-40

Mark 14:32-40 Matthew 26:36-44 Mark 14:32-40 Luke 22:39-46 36. Then Jesus cometh with them to a place which is called Gethsemane, and saith to the disciples, Sit here until I go yonder and pray. 37. And, having taken with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be affected with grief and sorrow. 38. Then Jesus saith to them, My soul is sorrowful, even to death: remain here, and watch with me. 39. And proceeding a little farther, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; but yet not as I will, but as thou wilt. 40. And he came to the disciples, and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, Couldst not thou watch with me one…

The Church Fathers

But going forward a little, He falls on His face, and shows his lowliness of mind, by the posture of His body. Wherefore there follows: And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

How is it, then, that in his prayer he says: "If it be possible?" He is showing the weakness that belongs to a human nature. Human nature would prefer not to be torn from the present life. It would draw back and shrink from death. Why? Because God has implanted in human nature a love for the life of this world.
— John Chrysostom, ON THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE NATURE OF GOD 7.46

He has fully taken upon himself the flesh of humanity, and with it human affections. So you read in Scripture that "going a little farther, he fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him." Here he speaks not in the voice of God but as fully human. For how could God be ignorant of the possibility or impossibility of anything? Or is anything beyond God's ability, when as Scripture itself says: "For you nothing is impossible?"
— Ambrose of Milan, Exposition of the Christian Faith 2.5.42

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Dictionary and topics

Prayer — Is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or…
Gethsemane · Jesus betrayed in — Jesus betrayed in
Peter · .In the gar — .In the gar
Sorrow · Of Jesus — Of Jesus

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 14:32-42

Adam Clarke on Mark 14:30

John Gill on Mark 14:35

John Calvin on Mark 14:32-40

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 14:32-42

Adam Clarke on Mark 14:30

John Gill on Mark 14:35

John Calvin on Mark 14:32-40

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 14:35-36