Verse 39
And again he went away and prayed, saying the same words.
There is no authority for rote prayers here. Jesus indeed used the same words; but, as a comparison with Matthew shows, there was an interval between the three petitions, and also a variation in the Master's phraseology which showed that he had succeeded in bringing his human will into total accordance with the Father's. See my Commentary on Matthew, Matthew 26:42.
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