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11 Jesus told Peter, “Put your sword away. I must drink from the cup that the Father has given me.”

Passage themes

The sword put away — Put up thy sword into the sheath
The cup to drink — the cup
Obeying the Father — which my Father hath given me

Notes and references

18.11 Mt 26.39; Mk 14.35,36; Lk 22.42.
drink from the cup: In the Scriptures a cup is sometimes used as a symbol of suffering. To “drink from the cup” is to suffer.

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Author: Jean · Written: Entre 80 et 110 ap. J.-C. · Reading time: 2h40 · Characters: Marie, Philippe, Marie de Magdala, Jean-Baptiste, Marthe de Béthanie, Pierre, Jean, fils de Zébédée, Marie de Béthanie, Thomas, La femme samaritaine, Nicodème, Lazare, Judas

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