en_tn/luk/22/41.md

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  • about a stone's throw - This means "about the distance that someone can throw a stone." AT: "a short distance" or with an estimated measurement like "about 30 meters" (UDB). (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_idiom)
  • remove this cup from me - Jesus is referring to the suffering that he is about to endure as if it were in a cup and that he was going to drink it. AT: "take away from me this cup of suffering" or "take away this suffering from me" or "rescue me from having to suffer like this." (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
  • Nevertheless not my will, but yours be done - This can also be translated as "However, I want your will to be done rather than mine."