Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

³² They went to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, ‘Sit here while I pray.’³³He took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be distressed and agitated.³⁴And he said to them, ‘I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and keep awake.’³⁵And going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.³⁶He said, ‘Abba, Father, for you all things are possible; remove this cup from me; yet, not what I want, but what you want.’³⁷He came and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, ‘Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep awake one hour?³⁸Keep awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.’³⁹And again he went away and prayed, saying the same words.⁴⁰And once more he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to say to him.⁴¹He came a third time and said to them, ‘Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Enough! The hour has come; the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.⁴²Get up, let us be going. See, my betrayer is at hand.’

The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

⁴³ Immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived; and with him there was a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders.⁴⁴Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, ‘The one I will kiss is the man; arrest him and lead him away under guard.’⁴⁵So when he came, he went up to him at once and said, ‘Rabbi!’ and kissed him.⁴⁶Then they laid hands on him and arrested him.⁴⁷But one of those who stood near drew his sword and struck the slave of the high priest, cutting off his ear.⁴⁸Then Jesus said to them, ‘Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me as though I were a bandit?⁴⁹Day after day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not arrest me. But let the scriptures be fulfilled.’⁵⁰All of them deserted him and fled. ⁵¹ A certain young man was following him, wearing nothing but a linen cloth. They caught hold of him,⁵²but he left the linen cloth and ran off naked.

The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

¹⁸After Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered.²Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, because Jesus often met there with his disciples.³So Judas brought a detachment of soldiers together with police from the chief priests and the Pharisees, and they came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.⁴Then Jesus, knowing all that was to happen to him, came forward and asked them, ‘For whom are you looking?’⁵They answered, ‘Jesus of Nazareth.’ Jesus replied, ‘I am he.’ Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.⁶When Jesus said to them, ‘I am he’, they stepped back and fell to the ground.⁷Again he asked them, ‘For whom are you looking?’ And they said, ‘Jesus of Nazareth.’ ⁸Jesus answered, ‘I told you that I am he. So if you are looking for me, let these men go.’⁹This was to fulfil the word that he had spoken, ‘I did not lose a single one of those whom you gave me.’¹⁰Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear. The slave’s name was Malchus.¹¹Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword back into its sheath. Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me?’