homily

Homily on "Father, if it be possible…"

Christological sermon on the Gethsemane prayer (Matthew 26:39), reading Christ's plea "let this cup pass from me" as evidence of the genuine humanity of the Word — not a weakness in the Godhead.

c. 388

Attributed to

St. John Chrysostom

Source collection

New Advent (newadvent.org/fathers)

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Linked passages

Ephesians 5:21 Corinthians 1:22Galatians 6:14Genesis 49:9Isaiah 7:14Isaiah 9:6Isaiah 11:1Isaiah 53:2Isaiah 53:5Isaiah 53:6-7Isaiah 53:7-8Isaiah 53:8Isaiah 53:12John 2:19John 3:16John 5:30John 7:28John 7:39John 8:56John 10:11John 10:12John 10:15John 10:17John 10:18John 13:4-5John 14:10John 17:1John 17:11John 18:6John 18:23Luke 11:1Luke 11:2-4Luke 22:15Luke 23:34Matthew 5:3-4Matthew 5:19Matthew 5:44Matthew 8:20Matthew 10:9Matthew 12:39Matthew 16:22-23Matthew 26:38Matthew 26:39Matthew 26:39-41Matthew 26:41Matthew 27:4Matthew 27:19Philippians 2:6-8Romans 5:102 Corinthians 12:82 Corinthians 12:92 Corinthians 12:10Zechariah 12:10

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