Luke 22:44

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

And He became anguished as He prayed more fervently; even His sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.

Cross References

Hebrews 5:7

During His life on earth Jesus offered up prayers and special requests with loud crying and tears to God, who was able to save Him from dying, and He was heard because of His [earnest] devotion [to God].

Romans 8:32

God did not withhold His own Son [from dying], but offered Him up for all of us. [Since He did that], will He not, along with Jesus, freely give us everything [else] also?

John 12:27

“Now my heart is distressed; and what shall I say [i.e., to God]? ‘Father, bring me safely through this time.’ But, this is the reason I came [to earth]; to [go through] such a time.

Luke 22:45

And when He got up from praying He went to His disciples and found them asleep, exhausted from grief.