Mark 14:36
And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
Cross-references
Mark 10:27 says 'all things are possible with God', reinforcing Jesus' own statement here that 'everything is possible for you'.
Mark 10:38 introduces the 'cup' of suffering that Jesus must drink — the very cup He asks to be removed here.
Mark 10:39 prophesies that the disciples will also drink that cup — linking their future suffering to Jesus' present prayer.
In John 18:11, Jesus accepts the cup from the Father — the very cup He asked to be removed here. Directly echoes the Gethsemane prayer.
Romans 8:15 quotes the identical cry 'Abba, Father' as the Spirit of adoption, linking believers' prayer to Jesus' own.
In John 12:27, Jesus rejects asking to be saved from the hour, echoing the 'not my will' of Gethsemane.
In John 6:38, Jesus says he came to do the Father's will, not his own—identical to his Gethsemane submission.
In John 5:30, Jesus states he seeks not his own will but the Father's—directly parallel to his Gethsemane prayer.
In John 4:34, Jesus declares doing the Father's will is his food, matching the 'not my will but yours' in Gethsemane.
Luke 22:42 records the identical prayer of Jesus—'remove this cup' yet 'not my will, but yours'—a direct parallel.
In Luke 22:41, the same Gethsemane scene is depicted—Jesus withdrawing and kneeling to pray before his agony.
Galatians 4:6 repeats 'Abba, Father' as the Spirit's cry in believers' hearts, directly echoing Jesus' prayer in the garden.
Philippians 2:8 describes Jesus' obedient humility unto death — the same submission expressed in 'not my will, but yours' here.
In Hebrews 5:7, the author describes Jesus' fervent prayers with loud cries to the One able to save from death, directly evoking the Gethsemane scene and his submission.
In Psalm 40:8, the psalmist delights to do God's will—messianically foreshadowing Jesus' submission in Gethsemane.
Hebrews 5:8 says Jesus learned obedience through suffering — exactly what He demonstrated in Gethsemane's prayer of submission.
Hebrews 12:2 reveals that Jesus endured the cross for the joy set before him — the motivation behind 'not my will but yours' in Gethsemane.
Matthew 26:39 records the same prayer with slight variation — 'if it be possible' instead of 'all things are possible' — a synoptic parallel.
In Matthew 20:22, Jesus uses the same 'cup' metaphor for his suffering — preparing the disciples for the ordeal He faces here.
In John 12:28, Jesus prays 'Father, glorify your name' — the same surrender to divine will seen in Gethsemane, showing consistency in Jesus' obedience.
Jeremiah 32:27 declares 'Is anything too hard for me?', affirming the same divine omnipotence Jesus appeals to in his prayer.
Job 42:2 affirms God can do all things — mirroring Jesus' opening 'all things are possible for you' before the cup prayer.
Genesis 18:14 asks 'Is anything too hard for the LORD?', matching Jesus' confidence that everything is possible for the Father.