# Mark 14.36

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**Book:** [Mark](/codex/john-mark/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 34. And he saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death: abide ye here, and watch.</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.</span>
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> **36. And he said, <span class="rl-speech">Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; remove this cup from me: howbeit not what I will, but what thou wilt.</span>**
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> 37. And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, <span class="rl-speech">Simon, sleepest thou? couldest thou not watch one hour?</span> 38. <span class="rl-speech">Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.</span> (Mark 14:34-38, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 34. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here, and watch.”</span> 35. He went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.
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> **36. He said, <span class="rl-speech">“Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire.”</span>**
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> 37. He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, <span class="rl-speech">“Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you watch one hour?</span> 38. <span class="rl-speech">Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”</span> (Mark 14:34-38, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 34. And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch. 35. And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
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> **36. And he said, <span class="rl-speech">Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.</span>**
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> 37. And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, <span class="rl-speech">Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?</span> 38. <span class="rl-speech">Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.</span> (Mark 14:34-38, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 34. and he saith to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Exceeding sorrowful is my soul, to death; remain here, and watch.'</span> 35. And having gone forward a little, he fell upon the earth, and was praying, that, if it be possible the hour may pass from him,
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> **36. and he said, <span class="rl-speech">'Abba, Father; all things are possible to Thee; make this cup pass from me; but, not what I will, but what Thou.'</span>**
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> 37. And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith to Peter, <span class="rl-speech">'Simon, thou dost sleep! thou wast not able to watch one hour!</span> 38. <span class="rl-speech">Watch ye and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'</span> (Mark 14:34-38, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Jesus's Sacrifice Was Not Real Because He Rose Objection Defeater](/codex/jesuss-sacrifice-was-not-real-because-he-rose-objection-defeater/)
- [Trinity Invented at Nicaea Objection Defeater](/codex/trinity-invented-at-nicaea-objection-defeater/)
- [Why Didnt Jesus Write Anything Himself Objection Defeater](/codex/why-didnt-jesus-write-anything-himself-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Divine Gender Polarity and Feminine Imagery](/codex/divine-gender-polarity-and-feminine-imagery/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Mark 14](/codex/mark-14/)
- [Prayer](/codex/prayer/), via [Mark 14.32-42](/codex/mark-14-32-42/)
- [Pre-Pauline Creeds](/codex/pre-pauline-creeds/)
- [Survivorship Bias](/codex/survivorship-bias/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G3860 - paradidomi](/codex/g3860-paradidomi/), via [Mark 14.10-44](/codex/mark-14-10-44/)
- [H0001 - ab](/codex/h0001-ab/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.
