Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

^32 (A)And they went ^(B)to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” ³³ And he took with him ^(C)Peter and James and John, and began ^(D)to be greatly distressed and troubled. ³⁴ And he said to them, ^(E)“My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and ^(F)watch.”^{[a] 35} And going a little farther, he fell on the ground ^(G)and prayed that, if it were possible, ^(H)the hour might pass from him. ³⁶ And he said, ^(I)“Abba, Father, ^(J)all things are possible for you. Remove ^(K)this cup from me. ^(L)Yet not what I will, but what you will.” ³⁷ And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour? ^38 (M)Watch and ^(N)pray that you may not ^(O)enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” ³⁹ And again he went away and prayed, ^(P)saying the same words. ⁴⁰ And again he came and found them sleeping, for ^(Q)their eyes were very heavy, and ^(R)they did not know what to answer him. ⁴¹ And he came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? ^(S)It is enough; ^(T)the hour has come. ^(U)The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴² Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.”

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^43 (V)And immediately, while he was still speaking, ^(W)Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. ⁴⁴ Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man. Seize him and lead him away under guard.” ⁴⁵ And when he came, he went up to him at once and said, ^(X)“Rabbi!” And he ^(Y)kissed him. ⁴⁶ And they laid hands on him and seized him. ⁴⁷ But one of those who stood by drew his ^(Z)sword and struck the servant^[b] of the high priest and cut off his ear. ⁴⁸ And Jesus said to them, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? ^49 (AA)Day after day I was with you in the temple ^(AB)teaching, and you did not seize me. But ^(AC)let the Scriptures be fulfilled.” ^50 (AD)And they all left him and fled.

A Young Man Flees

⁵¹ And a young man followed him, with nothing but ^(AE)a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him, ⁵² but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked.

Jesus Before the Council

^53 (AF)And ^(AG)they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. ^54 (AH)And ^(AI)Peter had followed him at a distance, ^(AJ)right into ^(AK)the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with ^(AL)the guards and ^(AM)warming himself at the fire. ⁵⁵ Now the chief priests and the whole council^[c] were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. ^56 (AN)For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony ^(AO)did not agree. ⁵⁷ And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, ^58 (AP)“We heard him say, ^(AQ)‘I will destroy this temple ^(AR)that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, ^(AS)not made with hands.’” ⁵⁹ Yet even about this their testimony did not agree. ⁶⁰ And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?”^{[d] 61} But ^(AT)he remained silent and made no answer. ^(AU)Again the high priest asked him, “Are you ^(AV)the Christ, the Son of ^(AW)the Blessed?” ⁶² And Jesus said, “I am, and ^(AX)you will see the Son of Man ^(AY)seated at the right hand of Power, and ^(AZ)coming with the clouds of heaven.” ⁶³ And the high priest ^(BA)tore his garments and said, “What further witnesses do we need? ⁶⁴ You have heard ^(BB)his blasphemy. What is your decision?” And they ^(BC)all condemned him as ^(BD)deserving death. ^65 (BE)And some began ^(BF)to spit on him and ^(BG)to cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, “Prophesy!” And the guards received him ^(BH)with blows.

Peter Denies Jesus

^66 (BI)And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, ⁶⁷ and seeing Peter ^(BJ)warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.” ⁶⁸ But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into the gateway^[e] and ^(BK)the rooster crowed.^{[f] 69} And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.” ⁷⁰ But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.” ⁷¹ But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak.” ⁷² And immediately the rooster crowed ^(BL)a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, ^(BM)“Before the rooster crows twice, you will ^(BN)deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.^[g]