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Commentaries on Luke 22:43

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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven,.... Whether this was Michael the archangel, as some have conjectured, or Gabriel, or what particular angel, is not for us to know, nor is it of any importance: it is certain, it was a good angel: "an angel of God", as the Ethiopic version reads; since he came from heaven, and was one of the angels of heaven, sent by God on this occasion; and it is...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

All the evangelists, whatever they omit, give us a particular account of the death and resurrection of Christ, because he died for our sins and rose for our justification, this evangelist as fully as any, and with many circumstances and passages added which we had not before. In this chapter we have, I. The plot to take Jesus, and Judas's coming into it, ver. 1-6. II. Christ's eating the passover...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. 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. Was he heard?...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: More and more intense was that brief prayer as his supplication was continued.

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. This is so plain a proof of Christ’s condescension as a man that it has overwhelmed some persons; they could hardly understand how it could...