Did Jesus Really Sweat Blood?
We have a clue from Luke 22:44.
This question comes from what Luke wrote in his gospel account about Jesus when He prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane before His crucifixion.
And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed, saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.” Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. (Luke 22:41–44)
Is it possible that Jesus was actually sweating blood?
Turns out: it is possible.
The Rare Condition of Hematohidrosis.
Hematohidrosis…is a condition in which capillary blood vessels that feed the sweat glands rupture, causing them to exude blood, occurring under conditions of extreme physical or emotional stress. (National Library of Medicine)
Jesus was under extreme physical and emotional stress in the Garden of Gethsemane.
Matthew records that Jesus was “sorrowful and deeply distressed” (Matthew 26:37). Mark records something similar, that He was “troubled and deeply distressed” (Mark 14:33).
