Luke 22:39–53

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 45}And 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.”