Old/New Testament

²⁷ Jesus said to them, `All of you will leave me this night. the holy writings say, "I will kill the one who takes care of the sheep. And the sheep will run away."

²⁸ But after I am raised from death, I will go to Galilee to meet you.'

²⁹ Peter said, `Even if all the others leave you, I will never leave you.'

³⁰ Jesus said, `I tell you the truth. This very night, before the cock calls two times, you will say three times that you do not know me.'

³¹ Peter said, `Even if I must die with you, I will never say I do not know you!' They all said the same thing.

³² Then they came to a place called Gethsemane. Jesus said to his disciples, `Sit here. I will go and talk with God.'

³³ He took Peter, James, and John along with him. Jesus began to be sad and troubled.

³⁴ He said to them, `My heart is very sad. I am almost dying! Stay here and watch.'

³⁵ Jesus went on a little farther. He fell on the ground and asked God that, if it could be so, this big trouble might pass by him.

³⁶ He said, `Oh, my Father, you can do all things. Take this cup away from me. But do not do what I want, but what you want.'

³⁷ Jesus went back and found the disciples sleeping. He said to Peter, `Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour?

³⁸ All of you must watch and talk with God so that you will not do wrong. A person's heart can want to do it, but his body is weak.'

³⁹ Jesus went away again and said the same words to God again.

⁴⁰ Jesus went back again and found the disciples sleeping. They could not keep their eyes open. They did not know what to say to Jesus.

⁴¹ Then he went back the third time. He said, `Are you still sleeping and resting?. It is enough. The time has come now. The Son of Man is given over to bad people.

⁴² Get up. Let us go. Look, here comes the one who will give me over to people who hate me!'

⁴³ While he was saying this, Judas came. He was one of the twelve disciples. Many people came with him. They had long knives or swords and big sticks. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders had sent them.

⁴⁴ The man who was going to help them catch Jesus had told them that he would give them a sign. He said, `The man that I kiss is the one. Catch him and take him away safely.'

⁴⁵ So when he came, he went to Jesus right away. He said, `Master!' And he kissed him.

⁴⁶ Then they caught Jesus and held him.

⁴⁷ One of the men standing by took his sword. He cut off the ear of the high priest's servant.

⁴⁸ Jesus said, `Have you come to take me with knives and sticks the way you would take a man who steals?

⁴⁹ Every day I was with you in the temple and taught. You did not catch me then. But what the holy writings say will come true.'

⁵⁰ Then all of the disciples left Jesus and ran away.

⁵¹ A young man went with Jesus. He had a piece of cloth about him. The people caught him.

⁵² But he left the cloth behind and ran away without any clothes on.

⁵³ The people took Jesus away to the high priest. All the chief priests, the leaders, and the scribes met there.