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Luke 22:44
And being in great trouble of soul, the force of his prayer became stronger, and great drops, like blood, came from him, falling to the earth.
Luke 22:44 · Bible in Basic English
Luke 22:44 in other translations
And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
Being in agony, he prayed more earnestly. His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down on the ground.
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In context
41 And he went a little distance away from them and, falling on his knees in prayer, he said,
42 Father, if it is your pleasure, take this cup from me: but still, let your pleasure, not mine, be done.
43 And an angel from heaven came to him, to give him strength.
44 And being in great trouble of soul, the force of his prayer became stronger, and great drops, like blood, came from him, falling to the earth.
45 And, getting up from prayer, he came to the disciples, and saw that they were sleeping for sorrow.
46 And he said, Why are you sleeping? Get up, and give yourselves to prayer, so that you may not be put to the test.
47 And while he was saying these words, there came a band of people, and Judas, one of the twelve, was in front of them, and he came near to Jesus to give him a kiss.
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