Mark 14:32–42
The obedient Son accepts the appointed hour and the cup of suffering for redemption.
32 They came to a place which was named Gethsemane. He said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I pray.”
33 He took with him Peter, James, and John, and began to be greatly troubled and distressed.
34 He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here, and watch.”
35 He went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.
36 He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire.”
37 He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you watch one hour?
38 Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
39 Again he went away, and prayed, saying the same words.
40 Again he returned, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy, and they didn’t know what to answer him.
41 He came the third time, and said to them, “Sleep on now, and take your rest. It is enough. The hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
42 Arise! Let’s get going. Behold: he who betrays me is at hand.”
The obedient Son accepts the appointed hour and the cup of suffering for redemption.
To reveal Jesus’ profound anguish and perfect submission to the Father’s will in accepting the cup of suffering.
Following prediction of denial, this narrative contrasts Christ’s watchfulness with the disciples’ weakness and transitions directly into betrayal.
Gethsemane, meaning 'oil press,' lay on the Mount of Olives. The 'cup' imagery echoes Old Testament wrath symbolism (Isaiah 51:17; Jeremiah 25:15).
The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial
Jesus willingly enters betrayal, abandonment, anguish, false trial, and condemnation as the Scripture-fulfilling Son of Man whose body and blood establish the covenant for many, while human hearts are exposed through devotion, treachery, weakness, denial, and unbelief.