Luke 22:31-61

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Peter’s Denial Predicted

³¹ “Simon, Simon,^[a] look out! Satan^(A) has asked to sift you^[b] like wheat.^{(B) 32} But I have prayed^(C) for you^[c] that your faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned back, strengthen^(D) your brothers.”

³³ “Lord,”^(E) he told Him, “I’m ready to go with You both to prison and to death!”

³⁴ “I tell you, Peter,” He said, “the rooster will not crow today until^[d] you deny three times that you know Me!”

Be Ready for Trouble

³⁵ He also said to them, “When I sent you out^(F) without money-bag, traveling bag, or sandals, did you lack anything?”

“Not a thing,” they said.

³⁶ Then He said to them, “But now, whoever has a money-bag should take it, and also a traveling bag. And whoever doesn’t have a sword should sell his robe and buy one. ³⁷ For I tell you, what is written must be fulfilled in Me: And He was counted among the outlaws.^(G)[e] Yes, what is written about Me is coming to its fulfillment.”^(H)

³⁸ “Lord,” they said, “look, here are two swords.”

“Enough of that!”^[f] He told them.

The Prayer in the Garden

³⁹ He went out and made His way^(I) as usual^(J) to the Mount of Olives,^(K) and the disciples followed Him. ⁴⁰ When He reached the place,^(L) He told them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.”^{(M) 41} Then He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and began to pray,^{(N) 42} “Father, if You are willing, take this cup^(O) away from Me—nevertheless, not My will, but Yours, be done.”

[⁴³ Then an angel from heaven^(P) appeared to Him, strengthening Him. ⁴⁴ Being in anguish,^(Q) He prayed more fervently, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.]^{[g] 45} When He got up from prayer and came to the disciples, He found them sleeping, exhausted from their grief.^{[h] 46} “Why are you sleeping?” He asked them. “Get up and pray, so that you won’t enter into temptation.”

The Judas Kiss

⁴⁷ While^(R) He was still speaking, suddenly a mob was there, and one of the Twelve named Judas was leading them. He came near Jesus to kiss Him, ⁴⁸ but Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

⁴⁹ When those around Him saw what was going to happen, they asked, “Lord, should we strike with the sword?” ⁵⁰ Then one of them struck the high priest’s slave and cut off his right ear.

⁵¹ But Jesus responded, “No more of this!”^[i] And touching his ear, He healed him. ⁵² Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple police, and the elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as if I were a criminal?^{[j] 53} Every day while I was with you in the temple complex,^(S) you never laid a hand on Me. But this is your hour^(T)—and the dominion of darkness.”^(U)

Peter Denies His Lord

⁵⁴ They seized Him, led Him away, and brought Him into the high priest’s house. Meanwhile Peter^(V) was following at a distance. ⁵⁵ They^(W) lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard^(X) and sat down together, and Peter sat among them. ⁵⁶ When a servant saw him sitting in the firelight, and looked closely at him, she said, “This man was with Him too.”

⁵⁷ But he denied it: “Woman, I don’t know Him!”

⁵⁸ After a little while, someone else saw him and said, “You’re one of them too!”

“Man, I am not!” Peter said.

⁵⁹ About an hour later, another kept insisting, “This man was certainly with Him, since he’s also a Galilean.”

⁶⁰ But Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. ⁶¹ Then the Lord turned and looked at Peter.^(Y) So Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”^(Z)