Mark 14:36

First Nations Version

“Abba, Honored Father,” he cried out, “nothing is too hard for you. Take this bitter cup of suffering away from me. But I want only your way, not mine.”

Cross References

Galatians 4:6

Because this is true of you, Creator has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out from within us, “Abba! My Father!”

John 5:30

“I do nothing on my own. I listen to my Father before I decide about anyone. What I decide is right because I am not seeking my own way but the way of the one who sent me.

2 Timothy 2:13

If we fail to trust him, he will remain faithful, for he cannot deny himself.

John 12:27

“But now I am deeply troubled and in anguish!” he said. “Should I ask my Father to rescue me from this hour that has now come? No! I came into the world for this time and for this purpose.” He then lifted his face, looked up to the sky, and sent his words to the Great Spirit.

Titus 1:2

This way of trusting and understanding rest on the hope of the life of the world to come that never fades away, full of beauty and harmony. It was long ago, before the beginning of time, that the Great Spirit, who always speaks the truth, promised this life to us.

Philippians 2:8

As a True Human Being, he lowered himself even more by following the guidance of the Great Spirit, even when death was waiting for him at the end of the trail, death on a tree-pole—the cross!

John 18:11

Creator Sets Free (Jesus) turned to Stands on the Rock (Peter) and cried out, “Enough of this! Put your long knife back into its sheath. Shall I not drink the cup of suffering my Father has asked of me?”

Mark 10:27

He looked at them and said, “It is not possible for weak human beings, but with Creator’s help all things are possible.”

John 4:34

He knew what they were saying, so he said to them, “What feeds me is to do the will of the one who sent me and to finish his work.

Matthew 26:39

He went a little ways from them, dropped his face to the ground, and prayed. “O Great Father,” he cried out, “is there a way to take this cup of bitter suffering away from me? But I want only your way, not mine.”

Matthew 6:9

“Instead, when you send your voice to the Great Spirit, here is how you should pray: “O Great Spirit, our Father from above, we honor your name as sacred and holy.

Hebrews 6:18

The Great Spirit cannot speak with a forked tongue! So his word of honor and his solemn promise are two things that can never be changed. This gives us, the ones who have taken shelter under his wings, brave hearts to take a firm hold on the hope he has set before us.

Matthew 26:42

Once again he went from them and prayed, “My Father, if this is the only way, then, as you desire, I will drink deeply of this bitter cup.” The night was silent and cold as Creator Sets Free (Jesus) trembled and prayed. The powers of darkness were pressing in hard. After a while he returned to the three followers, who were supposed to be praying.

Mark 14:37

He then returned and found his followers sleeping. “One Who Hears (Simon),” he said to Stands on the Rock (Peter), using his family name. “Are you asleep? Could you not stay awake with me for even one hour?

Mark 10:39

“We are able!” they answered. “Yes,” he said to them, “you will drink from my cup of suffering and endure my purification ceremony,