In His agony, Christ clung to the cold ground. From His pale lips came the bitter cry, "O My Father, if it be 103 possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless not as I will, but as Thou wilt." Matthew 26:39. For an hour Christ bore this terrible suffering alone. Then He came to the disciples, hoping for some word of sympathy. But no sympathy awaited Him, for they were asleep. They awoke at the sound of His voice, but they hardly knew Him, His face was so changed by anguish.

I sin sjæleangst klyngede Jesus sig til den kolde jord. Fra hans blege læber lød det bitre råb: "Min Fader! er det muligt, så lad denne kalk gå mig forbi; dog ikke, som jeg vil, men som du vil". Matt. 26,39. I en hel time udholdt Jesus disse lidelser alene. Da gik han hen til sine disciple i forventning om et deltagende ord. Men han fandt ingen forståelse, for de var faldet i søvn. Nu vågnede de ved lyden af hans stemme, men de kunne næsten ikke kende ham, så forandret så han ud efter sin sjælekamp.