Matthew 26:39

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then Jesus went on a little farther away from them. He fell to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, don’t make me drink from this cup. But do what you want, not what I want.”

Cross References

John 6:38

I came down from heaven to do what God wants, not what I want.

Philippians 2:8

he humbled himself by being fully obedient to God, even when that caused his death—death on a cross.

Matthew 26:42

Then Jesus went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if I must do this and it is not possible for me to escape it, then I pray that what you want will be done.”

Hebrews 5:7

While Jesus lived on earth he prayed to God, asking for help from the one who could save him from death. He prayed to God with loud cries and tears. And his prayers were answered because of his great respect for God.

John 5:30

“I can do nothing alone. I judge only the way I am told. And my judgment is right, because I am not trying to please myself. I want only to please the one who sent me.

John 14:31

But the world must know that I love the Father. So I do exactly what the Father told me to do. “Come now, let’s go.”

John 18:11

Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back in its place! I must drink from the cup the Father has given me.”

John 11:41

So they moved the stone away from the entrance. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you heard me.

Matthew 20:22

So Jesus said to the sons, “You don’t understand what you are asking. Can you drink from the cup that I must drink from?” The sons answered, “Yes, we can!”

Numbers 16:22

But Moses and Aaron bowed to the ground and cried out, “God, you know what people are thinking. Please don’t be angry with all these people. Only one man really sinned.”

Matthew 24:24

False messiahs and false prophets will come and do great miracles and wonders, trying to fool the people God has chosen, if that is possible.

Ezekiel 1:28

The light shining around him was like a rainbow in a cloud. It was the Glory of the Lord. As soon as I saw that, I fell to the ground. I bowed with my face to the ground, and then I heard a voice speaking to me.

2 Samuel 15:26

But if he says he is not pleased with me, let him do whatever he wants to me.”

Numbers 14:5

Moses and Aaron bowed low to the ground in front of all the people gathered there.

Revelation 19:10

Then I bowed down before the angel’s feet to worship him. But the angel said to me, “Don’t worship me! I am a servant like you and your brothers and sisters who have the truth of Jesus. So worship God! Because the truth of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

1 Chronicles 21:16

David looked up and saw the Lord’s angel in the sky. The angel was holding his sword over the city of Jerusalem. Then David and the elders bowed with their faces touching the ground. They were wearing the special clothes to show their sadness.

Genesis 17:3

Then Abram bowed down before God. God said to him,

Acts 10:25

When Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him. He fell down at Peter’s feet and worshiped him.

Luke 17:16

He bowed down at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. (He was a Samaritan.)

Mark 13:22

False messiahs and false prophets will come and do miracles and wonders, trying to fool the people God has chosen, if that is possible.

Isaiah 50:5

The Lord GOD helps me learn, and I have not turned against him. I will not stop following him.

Isaiah 53:12

For this reason, I will treat him as one of my great people. I will give him the rewards of one who wins in battle, and he will share them with his powerful ones. I will do this because he gave his life for the people. He was considered a criminal, but the truth is, he carried away the sins of many. Now he will stand before me and speak for those who have sinned.”

John 5:19

But Jesus answered, “I assure you that the Son can do nothing alone. He does only what he sees his Father doing. The Son does the same things that the Father does.