His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Luke 22:44
"Hematohidrosis is a rare condition in which a human being sweats blood.
Leonardo Da Vinci described a soldier who sweated blood before battle. Jesus Christ experienced hematohidrosis while praying in the garden of Gethsemane before his crucifixion ."
IndianJournalOfDermatology
"The mental pressure arising from our Lord's struggle with
temptation, so forced his frame to an unnatural excitement, that his pores sent forth great drops of blood which fell down to the ground.
This proves how tremendous must have been the weight of sin when it was able to crush the Savior so that he distilled great drops of blood!
This demonstrates the mighty power of His love.
But see our Savior in his agony; he is so utterly oblivious of self, that instead of his agony driving his blood to the heart to nourish himself, it drives it outward to bedew the earth.
Do we not perceive how intense must have been the wrestling through which he passed, and will we not hear its voice to us?
Behold the great Apostle and High Priest of our profession, and sweat even to blood rather than yield to the great tempter of your souls."
Charles Spurgeon
Luke 22:44
"Hematohidrosis is a rare condition in which a human being sweats blood.
Leonardo Da Vinci described a soldier who sweated blood before battle. Jesus Christ experienced hematohidrosis while praying in the garden of Gethsemane before his crucifixion ."
IndianJournalOfDermatology
"The mental pressure arising from our Lord's struggle with
This proves how tremendous must have been the weight of sin when it was able to crush the Savior so that he distilled great drops of blood!
This demonstrates the mighty power of His love.
This sets forth the voluntariness of Christ's sufferings,
since without a lance the blood flowed freely.
But see our Savior in his agony; he is so utterly oblivious of self, that instead of his agony driving his blood to the heart to nourish himself, it drives it outward to bedew the earth.
Do we not perceive how intense must have been the wrestling through which he passed, and will we not hear its voice to us?
Behold the great Apostle and High Priest of our profession, and sweat even to blood rather than yield to the great tempter of your souls."
Charles Spurgeon