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let this cup pass from me

let this cup pass from me phrase: an appeal to God or another authority to take away one's present or future suffering.

Phrase

let this cup pass from me

  1. (idiomatic) An appeal to God or another authority to take away one's present or future suffering.

Origin of let this cup pass from me

From the Bible, Matthew 26:39 King James Version.

Questions about let this cup pass from me

What does let this cup pass from me mean?
Let this cup pass from me means an appeal to God or another authority to take away one's present or future suffering.
What part of speech is let this cup pass from me?
Let this cup pass from me is a phrase.

Words near let this cup pass from me in the dictionary

  1. let the sleeping dogs lie
  2. let them eat cake
  3. let there be light
  4. let things alone
  5. let things be
  6. let this cup pass from me
  7. let through
  8. let up
  9. let us
  10. let us count the ways
  11. let us go

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