Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

^36 (A)Then Jesus *came with them to a place called ^(B)Gethsemane, and *said to His disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” ³⁷ And He took with Him ^(C)Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and distressed. ³⁸ Then He *said to them, “^(D)My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and ^(E)keep watch with Me.”

³⁹ And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let ^(F)this cup pass from Me; ^(G)yet not as I will, but as You will.” ⁴⁰ And He *came to the disciples and *found them sleeping, and *said to Peter, “So, you men could not ^(H)keep watch with Me for one hour? ^41 (I)Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; ^(J)the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

⁴² He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this ^(K)cannot pass away unless I drink it, ^(L)Your will be done.” ⁴³ And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. ⁴⁴ And He left them again, and went away and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more. ⁴⁵ Then He *came to the disciples and *said to them, “^[a]Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, ^(M)the hour is at hand and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴⁶ Get up, let us go; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!”

The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^47 (N)And while He was still speaking, behold, ^(O)Judas, one of the twelve, came up, and with him was a large crowd with swords and clubs, who came from the chief priests and elders of the people. ⁴⁸ Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.” ⁴⁹ And immediately Judas went to Jesus and said, “Greetings, ^(P)Rabbi!” and kissed Him. ⁵⁰ And Jesus said to him, “^(Q)Friend, do what you have come for.” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and seized Him.

⁵¹ And behold, ^(R)one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew out his ^(S)sword and struck the ^(T)slave of the high priest and ^[b]cut off his ear. ⁵² Then Jesus *said to him, “Put your sword back into its place; for ^(U)all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword. ⁵³ Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve ^[c](V)legions of ^(W)angels? ⁵⁴ Therefore, how will ^(X)the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?”

⁵⁵ At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a robber? ^(Y)Every day I used to sit in the temple teaching and you did not seize Me. ⁵⁶ But all this has taken place in order that ^(Z)the Scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left Him and fled.

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

^32 (A)Then they *came to a place named Gethsemane; and He *said to His disciples, “Sit here until I have prayed.” ³³ And He *took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be very ^(B)distressed and troubled. ³⁴ And He *said to them, “^(C)My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.” ³⁵ And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground and began to pray that if it were possible, ^(D)the hour might pass from Him. ³⁶ And He was saying, “^(E)Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; ^(F)yet not what I will, but what You will.” ³⁷ And He *came and *found them sleeping, and *said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not keep watch for one hour? ^38 (G)Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” ³⁹ And again He went away and prayed, saying the same ^[a]words. ⁴⁰ And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him. ⁴¹ And He *came the third time, and *said to them, “^[b]Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough; ^(H)the hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being ^[c]betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴² Get up, let us go; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!”

The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^43 (I)And immediately while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, *came up, and with him was a crowd with swords and clubs, who were from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. ⁴⁴ Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away ^[d]under guard.” ⁴⁵ And after coming, Judas, having immediately gone to Him, *said, “^(J)Rabbi!” and kissed Him. ⁴⁶ And they laid hands on Him and seized Him. ⁴⁷ But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and ^[e]cut off his ear. ⁴⁸ And Jesus answered and said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber? ⁴⁹ Every day I was with you ^(K)in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me; but this has taken place in order that the Scriptures would be fulfilled.” ⁵⁰ And they all left Him and fled.

⁵¹ And a young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they *seized him. ⁵² But he ^[f]pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

^39 (A)And He came out and went ^(B)as was His custom to ^(C)the Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him. ^40 (D)Now when He arrived at the place, He said to them, “^(E)Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” ⁴¹ And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He ^(F)knelt down and began to pray, ⁴² saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this ^(G)cup from Me, ^(H)yet not My will, but Yours be done.” ^43 [a]Now an ^(I)angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. ⁴⁴ And ^(J)being in agony He was praying very fervently, and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground. ⁴⁵ And when He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow, ⁴⁶ and said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Rise up and ^(K)pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^47 (L)While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was coming ahead of them, and he approached Jesus to kiss Him. ⁴⁸ But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” ⁴⁹ And when those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the ^(M)sword?” ⁵⁰ And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹ But Jesus answered and said, “^[b]Stop! No more of this.” And He touched his ear and healed him. ⁵² Then Jesus said to the chief priests and ^(N)officers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs ^(O)as against a robber? ⁵³ While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not stretch out your hands against Me, but ^[c]this hour and the authority of darkness are yours.”

Jesus Betrayed and Arrested

18 When Jesus had spoken these words, ^(A)He went forth with His disciples to the other side of ^(B)the Kidron Valley, where there was ^(C)a garden, into which He entered ^[a]with His disciples. ² Now Judas also, who was ^[b]betraying Him, knew the place, for Jesus had ^(D)often gathered there with His disciples. ^3 (E)Judas then, having received ^(F)the Roman ^[c]cohort and ^(G)officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, *came there with lanterns and ^(H)torches and weapons. ⁴ So Jesus, ^(I)knowing all the things that were coming upon Him, went forth and *said to them, “^(J)Whom do you seek?” ⁵ They answered Him, “Jesus the Nazarene.” He *said to them, “I am He.” And Judas also, who was betraying Him, was standing with them. ⁶ So when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground. ⁷ Therefore He again asked them, “^(K)Whom do you seek?” And they said, “Jesus the Nazarene.” ⁸ Jesus answered, “I told you that I am He; so if you seek Me, let these go their way,” ⁹ in order that the word which He spoke would be fulfilled, “^(L)Of those whom You have given Me, I lost not one.” ¹⁰ Simon Peter then, ^(M)having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear; and the slave’s name was Malchus. ¹¹ So Jesus said to Peter, “Put the sword into the sheath; ^(N)the cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?”