scripture
"My soul is very sorrowful, even to death ... My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will."
Source
Gethsemane — 'Let this cup pass'
Matthew 26:38–39 (ESV)
Author
Gospel of Matthew
Date
c. 80–90 CE
Credibility & evidentiary value

Narrative theological account of Jesus' agony before arrest. Luke 22:44 adds the detail of sweat 'like great drops of blood' (a textual variant).

Citation · Chicago

Matthew 26:36–46 (ESV). The English Standard Version (Wheaton: Crossway, 2001).

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