Luke 22:44
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.”
προσευχή
Prayer, supplication, a place of prayer. Proseuche. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. Prayer is not a last resort. It is the first response of the trusting heart.
ἱδρώς
Sweat
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ἱδρώς
Sweat, perspiration. Hidros. His sweat became like great drops of blood falling to the ground. Gethsemane shows the full humanity of Jesus. He struggled before He surrendered.
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ἀγωνία
Agony
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ἀγωνία
Agony, struggle, conflict. Agonia. He was in agony and prayed more earnestly. In the darkest moment Jesus prayed harder. His Gethsemane prayer made our salvation possible.
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προσεύχομαι
He was praying.
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προσεύχομαι
To pray, to make supplication. Proseuchomai. Pray without ceasing. Prayer is not a scheduled activity. It is the ongoing conversation of a heart in relationship with God.
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γίνομαι
became
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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γῆ
ground.
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γῆ
Earth, land, soil, ground. Ge. The earth is the LORD's and everything in it. Creation belongs to its Creator. We are stewards not owners of what God has made.
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καταβαίνω
falling down
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καταβαίνω
to descend (literally or figuratively)
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ἐκτενέστερον
more earnestly
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ἐκτενέστερον
more intently
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θρόμβος
great drops
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θρόμβος
a clot
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