²¹And the Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed. It were better for him, if that man had not been born.

²²And whilst they were eating, Jesus took bread; and blessing, broke and gave to them and said: Take ye. This is my body.

²³And having taken the chalice, giving thanks, he gave it to them. And they all drank of it.

²⁴And he said to them: This is my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many.

²⁵Amen I say to you that I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine until that day when I shall drink it new in the kingdom of God.

²⁶And when they had sung an hymn, they went forth to the mount of Olives.

²⁷And Jesus saith to them: You will all be scandalized in my regard this night. For it is written: I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be dispersed.

²⁸But after I shall be risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

²⁹But Peter saith to him: Although all shall be scandalized in thee, yet not I.

³⁰And Jesus saith to him: Amen I say to thee, to-day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.

³¹But he spoke the more vehemently: Although I should die together with thee, I will not deny thee. And in like manner also said they all.

³²And they came to a farm called Gethsemani. And he saith to his disciples: Sit you here, while I pray.

³³And he taketh Peter and James and John with him: and he began to fear and to be heavy.

³⁴And he saith to them: My soul is sorrowful even unto death. Stay you here and watch.

³⁵And when he was gone forward a little, he fell flat on the ground: and he prayed that, if it might be, the hour might pass from him.

³⁶And he saith: Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee: remove this chalice from me; but not what I will, but what thou wilt.

³⁷And he cometh and findeth them sleeping. And he saith to Peter: Simon, sleepest thou? Couldst thou not watch one hour?

³⁸Watch ye: and pray that you enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

³⁹And going away again, he prayed, saying the same words.

⁴⁰And when he returned, he found them again asleep (for their eyes were heavy): and they knew not what to answer him.

⁴¹And he cometh the third time and saith to them: Sleep ye now and take your rest. It is enough. The hour is come: behold the Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners.

⁴²Rise up: let us go. Behold, he that will betray me is at hand.

⁴³And while he was yet speaking, cometh Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve: and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the ancients.

⁴⁴And he that betrayed him had given them a sign, saying: Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he. Lay hold on him: and lead him away carefully.

⁴⁵And when he was come, immediately going up to him he saith: Hail, Rabbi! And he kissed him.

⁴⁶But they laid hands on him and held him.

⁴⁷And one of them that stood by, drawing a sword, struck a servant of the chief priest and cut off his ear.

⁴⁸And Jesus answering, said to them: Are you come out as to a robber, with swords and staves to apprehend me?

⁴⁹I was daily with you in the temple teaching: and you did not lay hands on me. But that the scriptures may be fulfilled.

⁵⁰Then his disciples, leaving him, all fled away.

⁵¹And a certain young man followed him, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body. And they laid hold on him.

⁵²But he, casting off the linen cloth, fled from them naked.

⁵³And they brought Jesus to the high priest. And all the priests and the scribes and the ancients assembled together.

⁵⁴And Peter followed him afar off, even into the court of the high priest. And he sat with the servants at the fire and warmed himself.

⁵⁵And the chief priests and all the council sought for evidence against Jesus, that they might put him to death: and found none.

⁵⁶For many bore false witness against him: and their evidences were not agreeing.

⁵⁷And some rising up, bore false witness against him, saying:

⁵⁸We heard him say, I will destroy this temple made with hands and within three days I will build another not made with hands.

⁵⁹And their witness did not agree.

⁶⁰And the high priest rising up in the midst, asked Jesus, saying: Answerest thou nothing to the things that are laid to thy charge by these men?

⁶¹But he held his peace and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him and said to him: Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed God?

⁶²And Jesus said to him: I am. And you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power of God and coming with the clouds of heaven.

⁶³Then the high priest rending his garments, saith: What need we any further witnesses?

⁶⁴You have heard the blasphemy. What think you? Who all condemned him to be guilty of death.

⁶⁵And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to buffet him and to say unto him: Prophesy. And the servants struck him with the palms of their hands.

⁶⁶Now when Peter was in the court below, there cometh one of the maidservants of the high priest.

⁶⁷And when she had seen Peter warming himself looking on him, she saith: Thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.

⁶⁸But he denied, saying: I neither know nor understand what thou sayest. And he went forth before the court; and the cock crew.

⁶⁹And again a maidservant seeing him, began to say to the standers by: This is one of them.

⁷⁰But he denied again. And after a while they that stood by said again to Peter: Surely thou art one of them; for thou art also a Galilean.

⁷¹But he began to curse and to swear, saying: I know not this man of whom you speak.

⁷²And immediately the cock crew again. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus had said unto him: Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt thrice deny me. And he began to weep,

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Mark 14:18: Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me.”

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