Jesus Praying in the Garden

Identifier: pictorialbibleco00cobb (find matches) Title: The pictorial Bible and commentator: presenting the great truths of God's word in the most simple, pleasing, affectionate, and instructive manner Year: 1878 (1870s) Authors: Cobbin, Ingram, 1777-1851 March, Daniel, 1816-1909 Brockett, L. P. (Linus Pierpont), 1820-1893 Stretton, Hesba, 1832-1911 Subjects: Jesus Christ John, the Apostle, Saint Bible Publisher: Philadelphia (etc.) Bradley, Garretson & co. Columbus, Ohio (etc.) W. Garretson & co. Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: his cup pass from me; nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. Afterthis earnest petition, he rose and came to the three disciples and found themsleeping, and said unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? Couldst not thouwatch with me one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into tempta-tion; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. He went awayagain the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may notpass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. Luke adds theseparticulars : that there appeared an angel unto him from heaven strength-ening him, a rebuke to his disciples, who, notwithstanding his earnestappeals, had not even watched with him. And being in an agony, heprayed more earnestly; and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood,falling down to the ground. Amid all this agony, he came again to hisdisciples, and again found them asleep; and when they were roused, theywere still so dazed and heavy with sleep, that they did not know what to Text Appearing After Image: 1E8PS PlRAYDNGflKI TH EM Matthew. 689 answer him. A third time he departed to his chosen place of wrestlingprayer, perhaps under the shadow of one of the old and spreading olivetrees, and asked that the divine will might be accomplished, at whatevercost of suiFering to him; and this time his prayer was heard and answered:strength was given to the weakened body, and thenceforth he welcomed thepain and suffering, for the sake of the redemption that should follow. Now,as he returned to his disciples, he saw the lights and torches borne by themultitude descending from the gate of the city to the Kidron ravine andbridge, and knew that this was the company led by Judas. Addressing hisdisciples, he said, Sleep on, now, and take your rest. The agony whichhad so crushed his spirit was gone, and he now needed not their watchfulcare, which hitherto they could not bestow. Angels had ministered to him,and he had been heard in that which he feared. But it was now his turnto watch over them, for the Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.