Textual variant
The angel and the sweat like blood
Editions differ on whether Luke’s account of Gethsemane includes the appearance of a strengthening angel and the description of sweat like great drops of blood.
Variant, not contradiction
Variant unit
Manuscript- Unit
- Luke 22:43-44
- Passages
- Luke 22:43Luke 22:44
- Readings recorded
- 2
Text as seeded
TextThe passage text CodexTrace holds, in the seeded translation.
And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
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.
Readings
ManuscriptIncluded
Two verses describing an angel strengthening Jesus and his sweat becoming as great drops of blood.
Translation: Present in the King James Version.
Omitted
The account proceeds from the prayer directly to Jesus rising from prayer.
Translation: Bracketed or footnoted in many modern translations.
Witness evidence
ManuscriptManuscripts, versions and citations supporting each reading, with the source each entry came from.
Research pending. CodexTrace has not curated a witness list for this variant unit, and does not approximate one — an unverified siglum is indistinguishable from a verified one to most readers. Curating this requires attaching witness rows, each with its own source record.
Translation and interpretive impact
InterpretationTranslation impact
Translations differ in whether the verses appear in the running text, in brackets, or in a note.
Interpretive impact
The verses are the only place in Luke describing physical distress in these terms, so their status affects how Luke’s passion narrative is characterised.
Manuscript resources
ManuscriptManuscript evidence has not yet been curated for this record.
Linked contradiction records
AnalysisClaims whose tension may be explained, in whole or part, by this variant.
No contradiction record is linked to this variant.
Sources
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King James Version (Authorised Version)
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