14:39a

The events in this paragraph probably happened immediately after the events in the preceding paragraph. In some languages, it may be natural to have a time word or phrase here. For example:

Immediately after that
-or-
As soon as Jesus said that…
-or-
After that

In other languages, a time word or phrase is not necessary. Introduce this paragraph in a natural way in your language.

Again He went away: Again Jesus left the three disciples and went a short distance from them. This is the second time Jesus left the three disciples in order to pray. He probably went to the same place where he was in 14:35a.

He went away a third time at the end of 14:40. When you have translated 14:39a and 14:40 and 14:41, check to see if you have translated the verbs in a natural way in your language.

14:39b

prayed, saying the same thing: Jesus prayed to God using the same words or ideas as he used in 14:36. He requested/begged God to save him from the suffering.

Here are some ways to translate prayed, saying the same thing in this context:

prayed the same prayer as before
-or-
requested/asked/begged God to save him from the suffering if it was his will

In some languages it may be more natural to repeat Jesus’ prayer from 14:36 as a direct quote. For example:

…prayed as before saying, “Father, everything is possible for you. Save me from this suffering. Yet do as you want, not as I want.”

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