¹⁴ But Jesus said, “^[a](A)Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for ^(B)the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

³⁴ “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, ^(A)inherit the kingdom, which has been prepared for you ^(B)from the foundation of the world.

¹⁴ But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; ^(A)for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

The Beatitudes

²⁰ And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say,

²⁹ and I grant you a ^(A)kingdom, just as My Father granted one to Me, ³⁰ that you may ^(B)eat and drink at My table in My ^(C)kingdom, and ^(D)you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

³¹ “Simon, Simon, behold, ^(E)Satan has ^[a]demanded to ^(F)sift all of you like wheat. ³² But I ^(G)have prayed earnestly for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, once you have returned, ^(H)strengthen your brothers.” ^33 (I)But he said to Him, “Lord, with You I am ready to go both to prison and to death!” ³⁴ And He said, “I say to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”

³⁵ And He said to them, “^(J)When I sent you out without money belt and bag and sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Not a thing.” ³⁶ And He said to them, “But now, ^[b]whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and ^[c]whoever has no sword should sell his garment and buy one. ³⁷ For I tell you that this which is written must be ^[d]completed in Me, ‘^(K)And He was numbered with transgressors’; for ^(L)that which refers to Me has its ^[e]completion.” ³⁸ And they said, “Lord, look, here are two ^(M)swords.” And He said to them, “It is enough.”

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

^39 (N)And He came out and went ^(O)as was His custom to ^(P)the Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him. ^40 (Q)Now when He arrived at the place, He said to them, “^(R)Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” ⁴¹ And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He ^(S)knelt down and began to pray, ⁴² saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this ^(T)cup from Me, ^(U)yet not My will, but Yours be done.” ^43 [f]Now an ^(V)angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. ⁴⁴ And ^(W)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 ^(X)pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^47 (Y)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 ^(Z)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, “^[g]Stop! No more of this.” And He touched his ear and healed him. ⁵² Then Jesus said to the chief priests and ^(AA)officers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs ^(AB)as against a robber? ⁵³ While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not stretch out your hands against Me, but ^[h]this hour and the authority of darkness are yours.”

^54 (AC)Now having arrested Him, they led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest, but ^(AD)Peter was following at a distance. ^55 (AE)And after they had kindled a fire in the middle of ^(AF)the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter was sitting among them. ⁵⁶ And a servant-girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight and looking intently at him, said, “This man was with Him too.” ⁵⁷ But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.” ⁵⁸ A little later, ^(AG)another saw him and said, “You are one of them too!” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!” ⁵⁹ And after about an hour had passed, another man began to insist, saying, “Certainly this man was with Him too, ^(AH)for he also is a Galilean.” ⁶⁰ But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. ^61 (AI)And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, “^(AJ)Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.” ⁶² And he went out and cried bitterly.

^63 (AK)Now the men who were holding ^[i]Jesus in custody were mocking Him while they beat Him, ⁶⁴ and they blindfolded Him and were asking Him, saying, “^(AL)Prophesy, who is the one who hit You?” ⁶⁵ And they were saying many other things against Him, ^(AM)blaspheming.

Jesus Before the Sanhedrin

^66 (AN)And as the day came, ^(AO)the Council of elders of the people assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they led Him away to their ^(AP)Sanhedrin, saying, ⁶⁷ “^(AQ)If You are the ^[j]Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, ⁶⁸ and if I ask a question, you will not answer. ^69 (AR)But from now on ^(AS)the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of ^[k]God.” ⁷⁰ And they all said, “Are You ^(AT)the Son of God, then?” And He said to them, “^(AU)You yourselves say that I am.” ⁷¹ Then they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”