Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

³⁹oAnd he came out and went, pas was his custom, to qthe Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. ⁴⁰rAnd when he came to sthe place, he said to them, t“Pray that you may not uenter into temptation.” ⁴¹And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and vknelt down and prayed, ⁴²saying, w“Father, if you are willing, remove xthis cup from me. yNevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” ⁴³And there appeared to him zan angel from heaven, strengthening him. ⁴⁴And wbeing in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.7 ⁴⁵And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow, ⁴⁶and he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Rise and apray that you may not enter into temptation.”

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

⁴⁷bWhile he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called cJudas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him, ⁴⁸but Jesus said to him, “Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?” ⁴⁹And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, “Lord, shall we strike dwith the sword?” ⁵⁰And one of them struck the servant8 of the high priest and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹But Jesus said, “No more of this!” And he touched his ear and healed him. ⁵²Then Jesus said to the chief priests and eofficers of the temple and elders, who had come out against him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? ⁵³When fI was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is gyour hour, and hthe power of darkness.”

Peter Denies Jesus

⁵⁴iThen they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house, jand Peter was following at a distance. ⁵⁵kAnd when they had kindled a fire in the middle of lthe courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. ⁵⁶Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely at him, said, “This man also was with him.” ⁵⁷But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know him.” ⁵⁸And a little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.” ⁵⁹And after an interval of about an hour still another minsisted, saying, “Certainly this man also was with him, for he too is a Galilean.” ⁶⁰But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. ⁶¹And the Lord turned and nlooked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, o“Before the rooster crows today, you will pdeny me three times.” ⁶²And he went out and wept bitterly.

Jesus Is Mocked

⁶³qNow the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him. ⁶⁴qThey also blindfolded him and kept asking him, r“Prophesy! rWho is it that struck you?” ⁶⁵And they said many other things against him, sblaspheming him.

Jesus Before the Council

⁶⁶tWhen day came, uthe assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their vcouncil, and they wsaid, ⁶⁷x“If you are ythe Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, ⁶⁸and if I ask you, you will not answer. ⁶⁹But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated zat the right hand of the power of God.” ⁷⁰So they all said, “Are you athe Son of God, then?” And he said to them, b“You say that I am.” ⁷¹Then they said, “What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips.”

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