Matthew 26:39
And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Cross-reference
Matthew 26:42 repeats the petition, showing Jesus persisted in asking despite the cup not being removed.
Matthew 20:22 introduces the 'cup' of suffering — Jesus asks if disciples can drink it, directly connecting to Gethsemane.
Matthew 7:21 says doing the Father's will is key — Jesus models that submission here.
Luke 22:42 records the identical prayer, reinforcing the request for the cup to pass and submission to God's will.
Romans 15:1-3 says 'Christ did not please himself' — directly applying the attitude Jesus modeled in Gethsemane to believers.
John 18:11 has Jesus affirm he will drink the Father's cup — showing acceptance of the suffering he prayed about.
John 14:31 connects Jesus' obedience to love: 'I do as the Father commanded... so the world may know I love the Father' — parallels Gethsemane.
John 12:27 shows Jesus troubled and asking 'Father, save me from this hour?' — parallel inner struggle and submission.
John 6:38 echoes the same: 'I have come down... not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me' — identical submission.
John 5:30 records Jesus saying 'I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me' — directly parallel to his Gethsemane prayer.
Luke 22:41 shows Jesus kneeling to pray — the same Gethsemane scene, highlighting his posture of submission.
Mark 14:35 is the parallel account of the same Gethsemane scene, describing Jesus falling to the ground in prayer—direct synoptic echo.
Philippians 2:8 describes Christ's obedience to death — the same humble submission Jesus expresses in Gethsemane.
Hebrews 5:7 describes Jesus' loud cries and tears in prayer, reflecting the deep anguish of this Gethsemane moment.
2 Samuel 15:26 shows David's similar submission: 'let him do to me what seems good to him' — echoing Jesus' 'not my will but yours.'
Revelation 14:10 describes drinking the cup of God's wrath — the cup Jesus prays to avoid, which he drinks on the cross.
2 Corinthians 12:8 shows Paul also pleading three times for a trial to be removed — echoing Jesus' plea about the cup.
Romans 15:3 says Christ did not please himself — that self-denial is seen in this prayer.
Acts 21:14 'the Lord's will be done' directly echoes Jesus' prayer in Gethsemane.
Mark 10:38 uses the same 'cup' metaphor for suffering — Jesus now prays about that cup.
Isaiah 50:5 depicts the obedient servant who does not rebel — Jesus' 'not my will' echoes this submission.
In Psalm 89:26, the anointed cries 'You are my Father' — a direct parallel to Jesus addressing God as Father in his prayer.
Acts 18:21 says 'if God wills' — parallels Jesus' submission to the Father's will here.
1 Peter 3:17 affirms suffering according to God's will — the same principle Jesus submits to in Gethsemane.