<p>22:43 <i>And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him</i>- See on Ps. 80:15. The son of man was &quot;made strong&quot; by the Father through Angelic ministration, as happened after the wilderness temptations. The strengthening may have been in order to pray to the Father &quot;more earnestly&quot; in :44. &quot;Strengthening&quot; is <i>enischuo</i>, literally, to in-strength, to in-possible. The same word <i>ischuo</i> is used in the Lord's lament that at this time, Peter, James and John &quot;could&quot; not watch in prayer (Mt. 26:40). They were not 'strong' because they had not allowed themselves to be 'strengthened'. To not make use of empowerment is therefore sinful. We have huge potential power available to us through the Holy Spirit, the direct succour of the Lord in our hearts (Heb. 4:15,16). To claim that this is not available is a serious false teaching.</p>