Luke 22:42
What does Luke 22:42 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 22:42 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 22:42 means
Jesus prays, “Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.” The “cup” signifies the suffering and judgment He will bear for sinners. His request is real; He recoils from the horror, revealing true humanity. Yet He yields entirely to the Father’s will, revealing perfect obedience. This is not resignation but active surrender to the redemptive plan. The Son aligns His human will with the divine, choosing the cross. In this prayer we see both the cost of salvation and the love that embraces it. He will drink the cup so His people need not. This moment defines Gethsemane: struggle, submission, and the victory of obedience before the arrest.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Father, if it is your pleasure, take this cup from me: but still, let your pleasure, not mine, be done.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862saying, `Father, if Thou be counselling to make this cup pass from me--;but, not my will, but Thine be done.' --
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Saying: Father, if thou wilt, remove this chalice from me: but yet not my will, but thine be done.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890saying, Father, if thou wilt remove this cup from me: — but then, not my will, but thine be done.
Context
Withdrawing a short distance, Jesus voices the heart of His agony and allegiance. Immediately Luke records angelic strengthening, followed by intensified prayer and sweat like great drops of blood. The narrative then shifts back to the disciples, who are found sleeping from sorrow, and Jesus’ call for them to rise and pray. While He is speaking, the betrayer arrives with a crowd, bringing the prayerful submission into collision with hostile action.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 22:17
And he received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
- Mark 14:36
And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; remove this cup from me: howbeit not what I will, but what thou wilt.
- Matthew 26:42
Again a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, My Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, thy will be done.
- John 18:11
Jesus therefore said unto Peter, Put up the sword into the sheath: the cup which the Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
- John 5:30
I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
- John 12:27
Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour.
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