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Mark 14:35
Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus moves slightly away from the disciples in the garden and collapses onto the earth while praying.
The words — προελθὼν (proelthōn) literally means "having gone forward," and ἔπιπτεν (epipten) denotes a continuous action of "falling" or collapsing.
The thread — This posture of prostration appears in Genesis 17:3 when Abram meets God and Deuteronomy 9:18 when Moses intercedes for Israel.
Why it lands — The text records Jesus asking that the coming hour might pass if possible, establishing the human reality of His distress before yielding to divine will.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
Cross-references
- Mark 14:41 When Jesus returned the third time, He said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
- Genesis 17:3 Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,
- Deuteronomy 9:18 Then I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, as I had done the first time. I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and provoking Him to anger.
- Matthew 26:39 Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
- Acts 10:25 As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
- Hebrews 5:7 During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
- 2 Chronicles 7:3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”
- Revelation 4:10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
- 1 Chronicles 21:15 Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and relented from the calamity, and He said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
- Luke 17:15 When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.