Book of Common Prayer

³⁰ And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai an angel of the Lord, in a flame of fire in a bush. ³¹ When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight. And as he drew near to look, the voice of the Lord came to him: ³² I am the God of your fathers – the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Moses trembled and dared not look. ³³ Then said the Lord to him, Put off your shoes from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground. ³⁴ I have well seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and have come down to deliver them. And now, come, and I will send you into Egypt.

³⁵ This Moses – whom they refused, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? – is the one God sent both a ruler and deliverer by the hands of the Angel who appeared to him in the bush. ³⁶ And this Moses brought them out, showing wonders and signs in Egypt and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years. ³⁷ This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel: The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brethren. Him you must hear.

³⁸ This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the Angel, who spoke to him on Mount Sinai and with our fathers. This man received the word of life to give to us – ³⁹ to whom our fathers could not pay heed, but cast it from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt, ⁴⁰ saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us! As for this Moses who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him. ⁴¹ And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. ⁴² Then God turned himself, and gave them up to worship the stars of the sky, as it is written in the book of the prophets: O ye of the house of Israel, did you give to me sacrifices and offerings during forty years in the desert? ⁴³ And you took to yourself the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures that you made, to worship them. And I will send you away beyond Babylon.

³⁹ And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of  Olives. And the disciples followed him. ⁴⁰ And when he came to the place, he said to them, Pray, lest you fall into temptation. ⁴¹ And he went apart by himself, about a stone’s throw from them, and kneeled down and prayed, saying, ⁴² Father, if you will, withdraw this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours be fulfilled.

⁴³ And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, comforting him. ⁴⁴ And he was in an agony, and prayed somewhat longer. And his sweat was like drops of blood trickling down to the ground.

⁴⁵ And he rose up from prayer and came to his disciples, and found them sleeping for sorrow, ⁴⁶ and said to them, Why do you sleep? Rise and pray, lest you fall into temptation.

⁴⁷ While he was yet speaking, behold, there came a band of men, and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. And he pressed near to Jesus to kiss him. ⁴⁸ And Jesus said to him, Judas, do you betray the Son of man with a kiss?

⁴⁹ When those who were with Jesus saw what would follow, they said to him, Lord, shall we smite with swords? ⁵⁰ And one of them struck a servant of the most high priest, and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹ But Jesus answered and said, Let it come to this. And he touched the servant’s ear and healed him.