Matthew 26:36
“Then Jesus went with his followers to a place called Gethsemane. He said to them, ‘Sit here while I go over there and pray.’” ICB
Matthew 26:37-38
“He told Peter and the two sons of Zebedee to come with him. Then Jesus began to be very sad and troubled. He said to Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, ‘My heart is full of sorrow and breaking with sadness. Stay here with me and watch.’” ICB
Matthew 26:39
“Then Jesus walked a little farther away from them. He fell to the ground and prayed, ‘My Father, if it is possible, do not give me this cup of suffering. But do what you want, not what I want.’” ICB
Matthew 26:40-41
“Then Jesus went back to his followers and found them asleep. Jesus said to Peter, ‘You men could not stay awake with me for one hour? Stay awake and pray for strength against temptation. Your spirit wants to do what is right. But your body is weak.’” ICB
Matthew 26:42-44
“Then Jesus went away a second time. He prayed, ‘My Father, if it is not possible for this painful thing to be taken from me, and if I must do it, then I pray that what you want will be done.’ Then Jesus went back to the followers. Again, he found them asleep, because their eyes were heavy. So, Jesus left them and went away one more time, and prayed.” ICB
Matthew 26:45a
“Then Jesus went back to the followers and said, ‘You are still sleeping and resting?’” ICB
Matthew 26:45b-46
“The time has come for the Son of Man to be given to sinful people. Get up. We must go. Here comes the man who has turned against me.” ICB
What did Jesus see in that cup?
1. The Debt of Sin that we Humans could Never Pay
2. The Pain of Suffering of Souls in Hell, and no possible escape
3. The Great Gulf that Separated God from the pits of Hell
4. The Dark Clouds of Separation that would come between the Son of God and His Father in Heaven
Philippians 3:10-12
“All I want is to know Christ and the power of his rising from death. I want to share in Christ’s sufferings and become like him in his death. If I have those things, then I have hope that I myself will be raised from death. I do not mean that I am already as God wants me to be. I have not yet reached that goal. But I continue trying to reach it and to make it mine. Christ wants me to do that.” ICB
