Luke 22:39-46

International Children’s Bible

Jesus Prays Alone

^39-40 Jesus left the city and went to the Mount of Olives. His followers went with him. (Jesus went there often.) He said to his followers, “Pray for strength against temptation.”

⁴¹ Then Jesus went about a stone’s throw away from them. He kneeled down and prayed, ⁴² “Father, if it is what you want, then let me not have this cup^[a] of suffering. But do what you want, not what I want.” ⁴³ Then an angel from heaven appeared to him to help him. ⁴⁴ Jesus was full of pain; he prayed even more. Sweat dripped from his face as if he were bleeding. ⁴⁵ When he finished praying, he went to his followers. They were asleep. (Their sadness had made them very tired.) ⁴⁶ Jesus said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray for strength against temptation.”