Luke 22:42
Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
Cross-references
In Luke 22:17-20, Jesus blesses the cup of the new covenant; here the same cup imagery represents the suffering He must endure.
In Hebrews 10:7-10, Christ says 'I have come to do your will' — directly echoing Jesus' submission to the Father's will in Gethsemane.
Psalm 40:8 expresses delight in doing God's will—the same posture Jesus takes in submitting 'not my will, but yours'.
John 18:11 records Jesus' resolve to drink the Father's cup; Gethsemane is where He prays through that decision.
In John 12:27, Jesus expresses the same troubled soul and submission: 'save me from this hour' yet accepting his purpose.
John 6:38 declares Jesus came to do the Father's will, not His own; Gethsemane is the climactic fulfillment of that mission.
John 5:30 states Jesus seeks not His own will but the Father's—Gethsemane is the ultimate demonstration of that.
John 4:34 defines Jesus' food as doing the Father's will; in Gethsemane He lives out that very principle.
Mark 14:36 records the same prayer with 'Abba, Father' and the same submission to God's will.
Matthew 26:44 shows Jesus praying the same words a third time, emphasizing his persistent submission.
Matthew 26:42 records Jesus' second prayer, reaffirming 'thy will be done' after asking the cup to pass — the same submission.
In Matthew 20:22, Jesus asks if the disciples can drink His cup of suffering; here He prays about that very cup.
Jeremiah 25:15 shows the prophet commanded to make nations drink the cup of God's wrath—the same cup Jesus now prays about.
Isaiah 51:17 describes the cup of God's wrath that makes nations stagger—the same cup Jesus asks to be spared from in Gethsemane.
In Mark 10:38, Jesus speaks of 'the cup I drink' — the same cup of suffering he prays to be spared in Gethsemane.
In Matthew 26:39, the parallel prayer uses almost identical words — 'not my will, but yours' — recording the same Gethsemane moment.
In Hebrews 5:7, Jesus' prayers with 'fervent cries and tears' are described — directly commenting on his Gethsemane agony and reverent submission.
Isaiah 51:22 promises God will remove the cup of wrath from His people; Jesus instead takes it upon Himself.
In Romans 8:15, believers cry 'Abba, Father' — the same intimate address Jesus uses in Gethsemane, linking our adoption to his sonship.
In Galatians 1:4, Jesus gave himself 'according to the will of our God' — the same divine will Jesus submits to in Gethsemane.
In Acts 21:14, believers echo Jesus' submission: 'The Lord's will be done' — a similar posture of surrender to God's plan.