Angels strengthened Jesus as he came to the cross

Luke 22:43 An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.

Matthew 26:53 Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?

Only Luke mentions this. As the angel appeared only to Jesus it may be wondered how Luke knew. It is suggested that such a change came over the Saviour that it was obvious to the disciples who then passed it on, Luke discovering ti when he wrote his Gospel.

Matthew Henry says of how when Christ was in his agony and there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him that this was a part of his humiliation - that he was thus strengthened by a ministering spirit.