Luke 22 · Verse 43

Luke 22:43

And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
Luke 22:43, King James Version

Luke 22:43 in other translations

BSBThen an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him.
WEBAn angel from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him.
ASVAnd there appeared unto him an angel from heaven, strengthening him.
YLTAnd there appeared to him a messenger from heaven strengthening him;
DARBYAnd an angel appeared to him from heaven strengthening him.
BBEAnd an angel from heaven came to him, to give him strength.
WebsterAnd there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him.

What does Luke 22:43 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 43. Strengthening him. His human nature, to sustain the great burden that was upon his soul. Some have supposed from this that he was not divine as well as human; for if he was God, how could an angel give any strength or comfort? and why did not the divine nature alone sustain the human? But the fact that he was divine does not affect the case at all. It might be asked with the same propriety, If he was, as all admit, the friend of God, and beloved of God, and holy, why, if he was a mere man, did not God sustain him alone, without an angel's intervening ? But the objection in neither case would have any force. The man, Christ Jesus, was suffering. His human nature was in agony, and it is the manner of God to sustain the afflicted by the intervention of others; nor was there any more unfitness in sustaining the human nature of his Son in this manner than any other sufferer.

(a) "angel" Mt 4:11

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 43 There appeared an angel - from heaven - It was as necessary that the fullest evidence should be given, not only of our Lord's Divinity, but also of his humanity: his miracles sufficiently attested the former; his hunger, weariness, and agony in the garden, as well as his death and burial, were proofs of the latter. As man, he needs the assistance of an angel to support his body, worn down by fatigue and suffering. See at the end of Luk 22:44 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 22:39-46

Every description which the evangelists give of the state of mind in which our Lord entered upon this conflict, proves the tremendous nature of the assault, and the perfect foreknowledge of its terrors possessed by the meek and lowly Jesus. Here are three things not in the other evangelists. 1. When Christ was in his agony, there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. It was a part of his…

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Luke 22:43 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

[[ὤφθηōphthēAppearedG3700
δὲdethenG1161
αὐτῷautōto HimG846
ἄγγελοςangelosan angelG32
ἀπ᾽ap᾽fromG575
οὐρανοῦouranouheavenG3772
ἐνισχύωνenischuōnstrengtheningG1765
αὐτόν.autonHim.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 22:43

  • Matthew 4:11

    Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

  • Psalms 91:11-12

    For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

  • Matthew 26:53

    Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

  • Hebrews 1:14

    Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

  • 1 Timothy 3:16

    And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

  • Hebrews 1:6

    And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

  • Luke 22:32

    But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

  • Luke 4:10-11

    For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee: And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

  • Matthew 4:6

    And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

  • Job 4:3-4

    Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.

  • Deuteronomy 3:28

    But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.

  • Acts 18:23

    And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
an.
4:10,11; Ps 91:11,12; Mt 4:6,11; 26:53; 1Ti 3:16; Heb 1:6,14
strengthening.
32; De 3:28; Job 4:3,4; Da 10:16-19; 11:1; Ac 18:23; Heb 2:17

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Context

  • Luke 22:42

    Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

  • Luke 22:43

    And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.

  • Luke 22:44

    And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

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Luke 22:43 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y le apareció un ángel del cielo confortándole.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et un ange du ciel lui apparut, le fortifiant.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Es erschien ihm aber ein Engel vom Himmel, der ihn stärkte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Apparuit autem illi angelus de cælo, confortans eum. Et factus in agonia, prolixius orabat.