The Curse on Adam had four main aspects: (1) sorrow, because of the futility of endless struggle against a hostile environment; (2) pain, signified by the thorns; (3) sweat, or tears, the "strong crying" (Heb5:7) occasioned by the labor necessary to maintain life and hope; and (4) eventual physical death in spite of all his efforts, returning back to the dust. In the garden (Luke 22:44) the sinless Man is sweating; in contrast to Adam, He was submitting to the will of God, not rebelling against it(Continued in the verse 19 notes..)