Jesus Prays in the Garden of Gethsemane^(A)

³² Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and he told his disciples, “Sit down here while I pray.” ³³ He took Peter, James, and John along with him, and he began to feel distressed and troubled. ³⁴ So he told them, “I’m deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Wait here and stay awake.”

³⁵ Going on a little farther, he fell to the ground and kept praying that if it were possible the hour might pass from him. ³⁶ He kept repeating, “Abba!^[a] Father! All things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me. Yet not what I want but what you want.”

³⁷ When he went back, he found his disciples^[b] asleep. “Simon, are you asleep?” he asked Peter. “You couldn’t stay awake for one hour, could you? ³⁸ All of you must stay awake and pray that you won’t be tempted. The spirit is indeed willing, but the body^[c] is weak.”

³⁹ He went away again and prayed the same prayer as before.^{[d] 40} Again he came back and found them asleep, because they could not keep their eyes open. They didn’t even know what they should say to him.

⁴¹ He came back a third time. “Are you still sleeping and resting?”^[e] he asked. “Enough of that! The time has come. Look! The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴² Get up! Let’s go! See, the one who is betraying me is near!”