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Matthew 26:39

And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπροελθὼνproelthōnhe wentπροέρχομαι (proerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he went”, a single actionG4281I go forward, go on, advance; I go before, precede.he wentμικρὸνmikrona littleμικρός (mikros)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “a little”, the object formG3398little, small.This verse uses “little”.a littleἔπεσενepesenand fellπίπτω (piptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and fell”, a single actionG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.and fellἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onπρόσωπονprosōponfaceπρόσωπονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “face”, the object formG4383the face, countenance, surface.faceαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.προσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosprayedπροσεύχομαι (proseuchomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “prayed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4336I pray, pray for, offer prayer.prayedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.λέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingΠάτερpaterFatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the calling formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.FatherμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifδυνατόνdunatonpossibleδυνατός (dunatos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “possible”, the subject formG1415(a) of persons: powerful, able, (b) of things: possible.This verse uses “possible”.possibleἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.παρελθάτωparelthatōletπαρέρχομαι (parerchomai)verb, aorist active imperative, 3rd person singular — “let”, a single actionG3928I pass by, pass away, pass out of sight; I am rendered void, become vain, neglect, disregard.letἀπ’apfromἀπό (apo)preposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromἐμοῦemoumeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “me”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ποτήριονpotērioncupποτήριονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “cup”, the subject formG4221a drinking cup, the contents of the cup; fig: the portion which God allots.τοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.πλὴνplēnneverthelessπλήνconjunction — “nevertheless”G4133however, nevertheless, but, except that, yet.This verse uses “nevertheless”.neverthelessοὐχouchnotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iθέλωthelōwillθέλωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “will”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.willἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asσύsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thou

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And having gone forward a little, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, 'My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.

Young’s Literal Translation

And having gone forward a little, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, 'My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou.'

World English Bible

He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “ My Father , if it is possible , let this cup pass away from me ; nevertheless , not what I desire , but what you desire .”

Darby Translation

And going forward a little he fell upon his face, praying and saying, My Father, if it be possible let this cup pass from me; but not as I will, but as thou [wilt].

Douay-Rheims

And going a little further, he fell upon his face, praying, and saying: My Father, if it be possible, let this chalice pass from me. Nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

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