John 18:11

But Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back into its sheath! Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me?” ¹ 

Ps 75:8; Eze 23:31; Mt 20:22; Mt 26:39,42; Mr 10:38,39; Mr 14:35,36; Lu 12:30; Lu 22:42; Joh 11:41,42; Joh 12:27,28; Joh 15:10; Joh 17:24; Joh 18:36; Joh 20:17; Ro 8:15-18; 2Co 6:7; 2Co 10:4; Eph 6:11-17; Heb 12:2; Heb 12:5-10

¹ tn Grk “The cup that the Father has given me to drink, shall I not drink it?” The order of the clauses has been rearranged to reflect contemporary English style.

sn Jesus continues with what most would take to be a rhetorical question expecting a positive reply: “Shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?” The cup is also mentioned in Gethsemane in the synoptics (Matt 26:39, Mark 14:36, and Luke 22:42). In connection with the synoptic accounts it is mentioned in Jesus’ prayer; this occurrence certainly complements the synoptic accounts if Jesus had only shortly before finished praying about this. Only here in the Fourth Gospel is it specifically said that the cup is given to Jesus to drink by the Father, but again this is consistent with the synoptic mention of the cup in Jesus’ prayer: It is the cup of suffering which Jesus is about to undergo.