Mark 14:26–65

²⁶After singing psalms, ^kthey went out to the Mount of Olives. ^l

Peter’s Denial Predicted

²⁷Then ^mJesus said to them, “All of you will run away, ^nobecause it is written: ^p

I will strike the shepherd,

and the sheep ^qwill be scattered. ^rs

²⁸But after I have been resurrected, ^tI will go ahead of you to Galilee.” ^u

²⁹Peter ^vtold Him, “Even if everyone runs away, I will certainly not!”

³⁰“I assure you,” Jesus said to him, “today, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times!” ^w

³¹But he kept insisting, “If I have to die with You, I will never deny You!” And they all said the same thing.

The Prayer in the Garden

³²Then ^xthey came to a place named Gethsemane, and He told His disciples, ^y“Sit here while I pray.” ^z33He took Peter, ^aJames, ^band John ^cwith Him, and He began to be deeply distressed and horrified. ³⁴Then He said to them, “My soul is swallowed up in sorrow ^d—to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake.” ^e35Then He went a little farther, fell to the ground, and began to pray that if it were possible, the hour ^fmight pass from Him. ³⁶And He said, “Abba, ^gFather! ^hAll things are possible ⁱfor You. Take this cup ^jaway from Me. Nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will.”

³⁷Then He came and found them sleeping. “Simon, ^kare you sleeping?” He asked Peter. ^l“Couldn’t you stay awake one hour? ³⁸Stay awake and pray ^mso that you won’t enter into temptation. ⁿThe spirit ^ois willing, but the flesh ^pis weak.”

³⁹Once again He went away and prayed, saying the same thing. ⁴⁰And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open. ^qThey did not know what to say to Him. ^r41Then He came a third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The time has come. Look, the Son of Man ^sis being betrayed into the hands of sinners. ^t42Get up; ^ulet’s go! See—My betrayer is near.”

The Judas Kiss

⁴³While ^vHe was still speaking, Judas, ^wone of the Twelve, ^xsuddenly arrived. With him was a mob, with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes, ^yand the elders. ^z44His betrayer had given them a signal. “The One I kiss,” he said, “He’s the One; arrest Him and take Him away under guard.” ⁴⁵So when he came, he went right up to Him and said, “Rabbi!” ^a—and kissed Him. ⁴⁶Then they took hold of Him and arrested Him. ⁴⁷And one of those who stood by drew his sword, struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his ear.

⁴⁸But Jesus said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as though I were a criminal, ^bto capture Me? ⁴⁹Every day I was among you, teaching in the ^•temple complex, ^cand you didn’t arrest Me. But the Scriptures ^dmust be fulfilled.” ^e50Then they all deserted Him and ran away. ^f

⁵¹Now a certain young man, ^ghaving a linen cloth wrapped around his naked body, was following Him. They caught hold of him, ⁵²but he left the linen cloth behind and ran away naked. ^h

Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin

⁵³They ⁱled Jesus away to the high priest, ^jand all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes ^kconvened. ^l54Peter ^mfollowed Him at a distance, right into the high priest’s courtyard. He was sitting with the temple police, ^nowarming himself by the fire. ^p

⁵⁵The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin ^qwere looking for testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, ^rbut they could find none. ⁵⁶For many were giving false testimony ^sagainst Him, but the testimonies did not agree. ⁵⁷Some stood up and were giving false testimony against Him, stating, ⁵⁸“We heard Him say, ‘I will demolish this sanctuary made by human hands, ^tand in three days I will build another not made by hands.’ ” ⁵⁹Yet their testimony did not agree ^ueven on this.

⁶⁰Then the high priest stood up before them all and questioned Jesus, “Don’t You have an answer to what these men are testifying against You?” ⁶¹But He kept silent and did not answer anything. ^vAgain the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Messiah, ^wthe Son ^xof the Blessed ^yOne?”

⁶²“I am,” ^zsaid Jesus, “and all of you ^awill see the Son of Man ^bseated at the right hand ^cof the Power and coming with the clouds ^dof heaven.” ^ef

⁶³Then the high priest ^gtore his robes ^hand said, “Why do we still need witnesses? ⁱ⁶⁴You have heard the blasphemy! ^jWhat is your decision?” ^k

And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death. ^l65Then some began to spit on Him, to blindfold Him, and to beat Him, saying, “Prophesy!” ^mThe temple police ⁿalso took Him and slapped Him.