• Luke 22:44
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 44 καὶ And γενόμενος having come to be ἐν in ἀγωνίᾳ agony ἐκτενέστερον more earnestly προσηύχετο· he was praying; καὶ and ἐγένετο became ὁ the ἱδρὼς sweat αὐτοῦ of him ὡσεὶ as if θρόμβοι drops αἵματος of blood καταβαίνοντες going down ἐπὶ upon τὴν the γῆν.]] earth.]]

  • Luke Study Notes—Chapter 22
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 22:44

      his sweat became as drops of blood: Luke may have been drawing a comparison by indicating that Christ’s perspiration formed like drops of blood or by describing how the dripping of Jesus’ sweat resembled the dripping of blood from a wound. On the other hand, some have suggested that Jesus’ blood may have exuded through his skin and may have been mixed with his sweat, a condition that has reportedly occurred in certain cases of extreme mental stress. Blood or the elements thereof will seep through unruptured walls of blood vessels in a condition called diapedesis. In a condition known as hematidrosis, there is an excreting of perspiration tinged with blood pigment or blood or of bodily fluid mingled with blood, thus resulting in the ‘sweating of blood.’ These, of course, are only possible explanations for what may have taken place in Jesus’ case.

      . . . falling to the ground: Verses 43, 44 appear in some early manuscripts, though others omit them. However, they are found in most Bible translations.