⁴⁵ Then he returned to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour^(A) has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. ⁴⁶ Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!”

Jesus Arrested^(B)

⁴⁷ While he was still speaking, Judas,^(C) one of the Twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the elders of the people. ⁴⁸ Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The one I kiss is the man; arrest him.” ⁴⁹ Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Greetings, Rabbi!”^(D) and kissed him.

⁵⁰ Jesus replied, “Do what you came for, friend.”^[a](E)

Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him. ⁵¹ With that, one of Jesus’ companions reached for his sword,^(F) drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.^(G)

⁵² “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.^{(H) 53} Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?^{(I) 54} But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled^(J) that say it must happen in this way?”

⁵⁵ In that hour Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? Every day I sat in the temple courts teaching,^(K) and you did not arrest me. ⁵⁶ But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled.”^(L) Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.

² So they bound him, led him away and handed him over^(A) to Pilate the governor.^(B)

³ When Judas, who had betrayed him,^(C) saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver^(D) to the chief priests and the elders. ⁴ “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.”

“What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”^(E)

⁵ So Judas threw the money into the temple^(F) and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.^(G)

⁶ The chief priests picked up the coins and said, “It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.” ⁷ So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. ⁸ That is why it has been called the Field of Blood^(H) to this day. ⁹ Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:^(I) “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel, ¹⁰ and they used them to buy the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”^[a](J)