18:11 What is the "cup" that Jesus had to drink?
18:11 What is the "cup" that Jesus had to drink?
This is the full cup of divine fury and separation from God which Jesus would experience on the cross as the punishment for sin (CP Isa 53:10-12 with Psa 22:1; Mt 27:45-46; Lu 22:39-44; 2Cor 5:21).
Jesus was not asking God to save Him from physical death as many believe, for He had resolutely set Himself to die (CP Isa 50:6-7; Mt 20:28; Mk 10:32-34, 45; Lu 9:51; Jn 12:23-24, 27; He 10:5-10).
See also comments on Mt 26:36-44, 27:45-46 and Lu 22:44.
18:14 See comments on Jn 11:49-52.