Old/New Testament
31 “Simon, Simon, listen to this. The satan demanded to have you. He wanted to shake you into bits like wheat. 32 But I prayed for you; I prayed that you wouldn’t run out of faith. And, when you turn back again, you must give strength to your brothers.”
33 “Master,” replied Simon, “I’m ready to go with you to prison—or to death!”
34 “Let me tell you, Peter,” replied Jesus, “before the cock crows today, you will three times deny that you know me.
35 “When I sent you out,” Jesus said to them, “without purse or bag or sandals, were you short of anything?”
“Nothing,” they replied.
36 “But now,” he said, “anyone who has a purse should take it, and the same with a bag. And anyone who doesn’t have a sword should sell his cloak and buy one. 37 Let me tell you this: when the Bible says, ‘He was reckoned with the lawless,’ it must find its fulfillment in me. Yes; everything about me must reach its goal.”
38 “Look, Master,” they said, “we’ve got a couple of swords here.”
“That’s enough!” he said to them.
Jesus is arrested
39 So off they went. Jesus headed, as usual, for the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him.
40 When he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you won’t come into the trial.”
41 He then withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down to pray.
42 “Father,” he said, “if you wish it—please take this cup away from me! But it must be your will, not mine.” 43 An angel appeared to him from heaven, strengthening him. 44 By now he was in agony, and he prayed very fervently. And his sweat became like clots of blood, falling on the ground. 45 Then he got up from praying, and came to the disciples and found them asleep because of sorrow.
46 “Why are you sleeping?” he said to them. “Get up and pray, so that you won’t come into the trial.”
Scripture quotations from The New Testament for Everyone are copyright © Nicholas Thomas Wright 2011, 2018, 2019.