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# My Father
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This is an important title for God that describes the relationship between God and Jesus.
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# if this cannot pass away unless I drink it
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"if the only way this can pass away is if I drink it." Jesus speaks of the work that he must do as if it were a bitter liquid that God has commanded him to drink.
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# if this
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Here "this" refers to the cup and the contents within it, a metaphor for suffering.
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# your will be done
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"may what you want happen" or "do what you want to do"
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