Matthew 26:42
He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
Cross-reference
In Matthew 26:39, Jesus prays the same petition—'let this cup pass'—showing his repeated submission to the Father's will.
Matthew 6:9 begins the Lord's Prayer with 'Our Father' — Jesus here prays 'My Father,' continuing the intimate address and submission.
Matthew 6:10 includes 'your will be done' — Jesus quotes this exact phrase in his Gethsemane prayer, showing perfect alignment with the Lord's Prayer.
In Matthew 7:21, doing the Father's will is key to entering the kingdom; Jesus perfectly models that here by submitting to drink the cup.
In Matthew 20:22, Jesus asks if the disciples can drink His cup; here He submits to drink it Himself, fulfilling the cup metaphor.
Hebrews 5:8 says Jesus learned obedience through suffering — this prayer of submission is the moment he embraces the Father's will.
Mark 14:39 records the same event—Jesus prays the same words again, confirming his persistent submission.
Hebrews 5:7 describes Jesus offering prayers with loud cries and tears, heard because of reverence — directly referencing this Gethsemane scene.
Hebrews 4:15 affirms Jesus was tempted in every way as we are — Gethsemane is a key example of his struggle yet sinlessness, showing his empathy.
Luke 22:42 records the same Gethsemane prayer, also emphasizing submission to the Father's will over the cup.
In John 12:27, Jesus wrestles with His hour of suffering, echoing the same submission to the Father's will as in Gethsemane.
In John 18:11, Jesus reaffirms drinking the Father's cup, directly echoing His Gethsemane submission.
In Romans 15:3, Christ did not please Himself; here He sets aside His own desire to do the Father's will.
In Galatians 1:4, Christ gave Himself for sins according to God's will; here He submits to the cup to accomplish that.
In Philippians 2:8, Jesus' obedience to death mirrors the same submission to the Father's will expressed in this prayer.
Psalm 89:26 prophesies the Messiah calling God 'My Father' — Jesus does exactly that in this prayer, crying to God as Father.
In Acts 21:14, believers echo Jesus' submission, saying 'the Lord's will be done' as Paul faces suffering.
Psalm 22:2 depicts unceasing prayer without answer—paralleling Jesus' thrice-repeated, unanswered request for the cup to pass.
In 1 Peter 3:17, suffering for doing God's will is better — this echoes Jesus' willingness to suffer if it is God's will.