# My Father This refers to God the Father. It is best to translate “Father” with the same word that your language uses to refer to a human father. # if this cannot pass away unless I drink it "if the only way this can pass away is if I drink it." Jesus speaks of the work that he must do as if it were a bitter liquid that God has commanded him to drink. # if this Here "this" refers to the cup and the contents within it, a metaphor for suffering. # your will be done "may what you want happen" or "do what you want to do"