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Luke 22:43 KJV
Luke · chapter 22 · verse 43
And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.Luke 22:43 · King James Version
Luke 22:43 in context
41And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
42Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
43And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
44And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
45And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
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Key words (Strong's)
- strengtheningenischyōto grow strong, to receive strength, to make strong, to strengthenG1765 →
- appearedoptanomaito look at, behold, to allow one's self to be seen, to appearG3700 →
- heavenouranosthe vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it, the universe, the world…G3772 →
- angelangelosa messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from GodG32 →
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We have here the awful story of Christ's agony in the garden, just before he was betrayed, which was largely related by the other evangelists. In it Christ accommodated himself to that part of his undertaking which he was now entering upon - the making of his soul an offering for sin.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 39-46