And when he was gone forward a little, he fell flat on the ground; and he prayed, that if it might be, the hour might pass from him.

And, going forward a little, he fell upon the earth; and he prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.

And having gone forward a little, he fell upon the earth, and was praying, that, if it be possible the hour may pass from him,

Going forward a short distance He threw Himself upon His face and prayed repeatedly that, if it was possible, He might be spared that time of agony;

And he went forward a little, and falling down on the earth, made request that, if possible, the hour might go from him.

And when he had proceeded on a little ways, he fell prostrate on the ground. And he prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.

Going on a little further, he threw himself on the ground, and began to pray that, if it were possible, he might be spared that hour.

And he went forward a little,.... About a stone's cast, Luke 22:41,
and fell on the ground, and prayed; he fell on his face to the ground, which was a praying posture. One of the Jewish canons concerning it, is this (a):
"worshipping, how is it done? after a man has lifted up his head; he bows it five times, he sits upon the ground, and "falls upon his face", "to the ground", and supplicates with whatsoever supplication he pleases: worshipping, or bowing, is the stretching out of hands and feet, until a man is found cast upon his face to the ground.''
See Gill on Matthew 26:39. The supplication Christ made in this posture was,
that, it were possible, the hour might pass from him; the time fixed and agreed upon for his sufferings and death; that is, that it might pass without his enduring them, if there was any possibility of excusing him, and of his people's being saved without them; See Gill on Matthew 26:39.
(a) Maimon. Hilch. Tephilla, c. 5. sect. 13.