Matthew 26:36-46

Holman Christian Standard Bible

The Prayer in the Garden

³⁶ Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane,^[a](A) and He told the disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” ³⁷ Taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.^{(B) 38} Then He said to them, “My soul is swallowed up in sorrow^[b] —to the point of death.^[c] Remain here and stay awake with Me.”^{(C) 39} Going a little farther,^[d] He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”^(D)

⁴⁰ Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He asked Peter, “So, couldn’t you^[e] stay awake with Me one hour? ⁴¹ Stay awake and pray, so that you won’t enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

⁴² Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this^[f] cannot pass^[g] unless I drink it, Your will be done.”^{(E) 43} And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open.^[h]

⁴⁴ After leaving them, He went away again and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more. ⁴⁵ Then He came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting?^[i] Look, the time is near. The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.^{(F) 46} Get up; let’s go! See, My betrayer is near.”