Verse 27
Anticipation of the death that had to precede the glory troubled Jesus deeply (Gr. tataraktai, cf. John 11:33; John 14:1; Mark 14:32-42). It troubled Him because His death would involve separation from His Father and bearing God’s wrath for the sins of the world.
The sentence following, "What shall I say?" could be a question (NASB, NIV) or a prayer. The Greek text permits either translation. In either case the meaning is almost the same. If Jesus meant it as a question, He resolved the difficulty at once. [Note: Morris, pp. 528-29.] If He meant it as a prayer, it is the expression of His agony (cf. Mark 14:36). Immediately Jesus voiced His continuing commitment to His Father’s will. We see here the conflict that Jesus felt between His desire to avoid the Cross and His desire to obey the Father completely.
"Jesus instructed His disciples on the cost of commitment to the Father’s will by disclosing His emotions." [Note: Blum, pp. 317-18.]
John did not record Jesus’ struggle with God’s will in Gethsemane, as the Synoptics did (Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42). He narrated that struggle on this occasion instead.
Be the first to react on this!
