Matthew 26:36-46

International Standard Version

Jesus Prays in the Garden of Gethsemane^(A)

³⁶ Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane. He told the disciples, “Sit down here while I go over there and pray.” ³⁷ Taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him, he began to be grieved and troubled. ³⁸ Then he told them, “I’m so deeply grieved that I feel I’m about to die. Wait here and stay awake with me.”

³⁹ Going on a little farther, he fell on his face and prayed, “O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Yet not what I want but what you want.”

⁴⁰ When he went back to the disciples, he found them asleep. He told Peter, “So, you men couldn’t stay awake with me for one hour, could you? ⁴¹ All of you must stay awake and pray that you won’t be tempted. The spirit is indeed willing, but the body^[a] is weak.”

⁴² He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot go away unless I drink it, let your will be done.” ⁴³ Then he came back and found them asleep, because they could not keep their eyes open. ⁴⁴ After leaving them again, he went away and prayed again for the third time, saying the same thing.

⁴⁵ Then he came back to the disciples and told them, “You might as well keep on sleeping and resting.^[b] Look! The time is near for the Son of Man to be betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴⁶ Get up! Let’s go! See, the one who is betraying me is near!”