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    Jesus—The Way, the Truth, the Life
    • Even so, Jesus does not stop supplicating his Father, but he keeps “praying more earnestly.” The emotional stress is enormous. What a weight is on Jesus’ shoulders! His own eternal life and that of believing humans is at stake. In fact, his ‘sweat becomes as drops of blood falling to the ground.’​—Luke 22:44.

  • Praying When Deeply Grieved
    Jesus—The Way, the Truth, the Life
    • HIS SWEAT IS AS DROPS OF BLOOD

      Physician Luke does not explain how Jesus’ sweat “became as drops of blood.” (Luke 22:44) Luke may have been speaking illustratively, that the sweat resembled blood dripping from a wound. An alternate idea was offered by Dr. William D. Edwards in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA): “Although this is a very rare phenomenon, bloody sweat (hematidrosis . . . ) may occur in highly emotional states . . . As a result of hemorrhage into the sweat glands, the skin becomes fragile and tender.”

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