New Testament in a Year

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial^(A)

³¹ Then the Lord said, “Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has demanded to have you apostles for himself. He wants to separate you from me as a farmer separates wheat from husks. ³² But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. So when you recover, strengthen the other disciples.”

³³ But Peter said to him, “Lord, I’m ready to go to prison with you and to die with you.”

³⁴ Yeshua replied, “Peter, I can guarantee that the rooster won’t crow tonight until you say three times that you don’t know me.”

³⁵ Then Yeshua said to them, “When I sent you out without a wallet, traveling bag, or sandals, you didn’t lack anything, did you?”

“Not a thing!” they answered.

³⁶ Then he said to them, “But now, the person who has a wallet and a traveling bag should take them along. The person who doesn’t have a sword should sell his coat and buy one. ³⁷ I can guarantee that the Scripture passage which says, ‘He was counted with criminals,’ must find its fulfillment in me. Indeed, whatever is written about me will come true.”

³⁸ The disciples said, “Lord, look! Here are two swords!”

Then Yeshua said to them, “That’s enough!”

Jesus Prays in the Garden of Gethsemane^(B)

³⁹ Yeshua went out of the city to the Mount of Olives as he usually did. His disciples followed him. ⁴⁰ When he arrived, he said to them, “Pray that you won’t be tempted.”

⁴¹ Then he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed, ⁴² “Father, if it is your will, take this cup of suffering away from me. However, your will must be done, not mine.”

⁴³ Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and gave him strength. ⁴⁴ So he prayed very hard in anguish. His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.^[a]

⁴⁵ When Yeshua ended his prayer, he got up and went to the disciples. He found them asleep and overcome with sadness. ⁴⁶ He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up, and pray that you won’t be tempted.”