Luke 22:43-44

22:43 [Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. 22:44 And in his anguish ¹  he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.] ² 

John 10:18

10:18 No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down ³  of my own free will. ⁴  I have the authority ⁵  to lay it down, and I have the authority ⁶  to take it back again. This commandment ⁷  I received from my Father.”

John 10:1

Jesus as the Good Shepherd

10:1 “I tell you the solemn truth, ⁸  the one who does not enter the sheepfold ⁹  by the door, ¹⁰  but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.

Colossians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ¹¹  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Philippians 2:7-8

2:7 but emptied himself

by taking on the form of a slave, ¹² 

by looking like other men, ¹³ 

and by sharing in human nature. ¹⁴ 

2:8 He humbled himself,

by becoming obedient to the point of death

– even death on a cross!

Hebrews 5:7

5:7 During his earthly life ¹⁵  Christ ¹⁶  offered ¹⁷  both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion.

Hebrews 5:1

5:1 For every high priest is taken from among the people ¹⁸  and appointed ¹⁹  to represent them before God, ²⁰  to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

Hebrews 3:18

3:18 And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?

¹ tn Grk “And being in anguish.”

² tc Several important Greek mss (Ì⁷⁵ א¹ A B N T W 579 1071*) along with diverse and widespread versional witnesses lack 22:43-44. In addition, the verses are placed after Matt 26:39 by ˹³. Floating texts typically suggest both spuriousness and early scribal impulses to regard the verses as historically authentic. These verses are included in א*^,2 D L Θ Ψ 0171 ˹ Ï lat Ju Ir Hipp Eus. However, a number of mss mark the text with an asterisk or obelisk, indicating the scribe’s assessment of the verses as inauthentic. At the same time, these verses generally fit Luke’s style. Arguments can be given on both sides about whether scribes would tend to include or omit such comments about Jesus’ humanity and an angel’s help. But even if the verses are not literarily authentic, they are probably historically authentic. This is due to the fact that this text was well known in several different locales from a very early period. Since there are no synoptic parallels to this account and since there is no obvious reason for adding these words here, it is very likely that such verses recount a part of the actual suffering of our Lord. Nevertheless, because of the serious doubts as to these verses’ authenticity, they have been put in brackets. For an important discussion of this problem, see B. D. Ehrman and M. A. Plunkett, “The Angel and the Agony: The Textual Problem of Luke 22:43-44,” CBQ 45 (1983): 401-16.

³ tn Or “give it up.”

⁴ tn Or “of my own accord.” “Of my own free will” is given by BDAG 321 s.v. ἐμαυτοῦ c.

⁵ tn Or “I have the right.”

⁶ tn Or “I have the right.”

⁷ tn Or “order.”

⁸ tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

⁹ sn There was more than one type of sheepfold in use in Palestine in Jesus’ day. The one here seems to be a courtyard in front of a house (the Greek word used for the sheepfold here, αὐλή [aulh] frequently refers to a courtyard), surrounded by a stone wall (often topped with briars for protection).

¹⁰ tn Or “entrance.”

¹¹ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

¹² tn See the note on the word “slaves” in 1:1.

¹³ tn Grk “by coming in the likeness of people.”

¹⁴ tn Grk “and by being found in form as a man.” The versification of vv. 7 and 8 (so also NRSV) is according to the versification in the NA²⁷ and UBS⁴ editions of the Greek text. Some translations, however, break the verses in front of this phrase (NKJV, NASB, NIV, NLT). The same material has been translated in each case; the only difference is the versification of that material.

¹⁵ tn Grk “in the days of his flesh.”

¹⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Christ) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁷ tn Grk “who…having offered,” continuing the description of Christ from Heb 5:5-6.

¹⁸ tn Grk “from among men,” but since the point in context is shared humanity (rather than shared maleness), the plural Greek term ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) has been translated “people.”

¹⁹ tn Grk “who is taken from among people is appointed.”

²⁰ tn Grk “appointed on behalf of people in reference to things relating to God.”