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Gethsemane

The garden where Jesus prayed in anguish the night before his crucifixion and was betrayed and arrested.

On the Mount of Olives, Jesus prayed, ‘not my will, but yours be done,’ submitting to the Father even as he faced the cross.

There Judas betrayed him with a kiss and Jesus was arrested, beginning the events of his death.

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Matthew 26:39 “Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”” Luke 22:42 ““Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.””

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