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21 lines
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# fell on his face
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He purposely lay face down on the ground to pray.
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# My Father
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This is an important title for God that shows the relationship between God and Jesus.
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# let this cup pass from me
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Jesus speaks of the work that he must do, including dying on the cross, as if it were a bitter liquid that God has commanded him to drink from a cup. The word "cup" is an important word in the New Testament, so try to use an equivalent for that in your translation.
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# this cup
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Jesus is asking the Father if it is possible for him not to have to experience the death and suffering that Jesus knows will soon happen.
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# Yet, not as I will, but as you will
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"But do not do what I want; instead, do what you want"
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