Luk 22:44-45 | RWP | e4.org | In an agony ( εν αγωνια ). It was conflict, contest from αγων . An old word, but only here in the N.T. Satan pressed Jesus harder than ever before. As it were great drops of blood ( ωσε θρομβο αιματος ). Thick, clotted blood. An old word ( θρομβο ) common in medical works, but here only in the N.T. This passage (verses , ) is absent from some ancient documents. Aristotle speaks of a bloody sweat as does Theophrastus.

‏ Luke 22:44-45

In an agony ( εν αγωνια ). It was conflict, contest from αγων. An old word, but only here in the N.T. Satan pressed Jesus harder than ever before.

As it were great drops of blood ( ωσε θρομβο αιματος ). Thick, clotted blood. An old word ( θρομβο ) common in medical works, but here only in the N.T. This passage (verses 43, 44) is absent from some ancient documents. Aristotle speaks of a bloody sweat as does Theophrastus.

Sleeping for sorrow ( κοιμωμενους απο της λυπης ). Luke does not tell of the three turnings of Jesus to the trusted three for human sympathy.