Mark 14:22–52

The Lord’s Supper

²²And while^* they were eating, he took bread and,^* after^* giving thanks, he broke it^* and gave it^* to them and said, “Take it,^* this is my body.” ²³And after^* taking the cup and^* giving thanks, he gave it^* to them, and they all drank from it. ²⁴And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many. ²⁵Truly I say to you that I will never drink of the fruit of the vine any longer until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.” ²⁶And after they^* had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial

²⁷And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, because it is written,

‘I will strike the shepherd

and the sheep will be scattered.’^g

²⁸But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.” ²⁹But Peter said to him, “Even if they all fall away, certainly I will not!” ³⁰And Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that today—this night—before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times!” ³¹But he kept saying emphatically, “If it is necessary for me to die with you, I will never deny you!” And they all were saying the same thing also.

The Prayer in Gethsemane

³²And they came to a place named^h Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” ³³And he took along Peter and James and John with him, and he began to be distressed and troubled. ³⁴And he said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake.” ³⁵And going forward a little he fell to the ground and began to prayⁱ that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from him. ³⁶And he said, “Abba,^j Father, all things are possible for you! Take away this cup from me! Yet not what I will, but what you will.”^{* 37}And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Were you not able to stay awake one hour? ³⁸Stay awake and pray that you will not enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak!” ³⁹And again he went away and^* prayed, saying the same thing. ⁴⁰And again he came and^* found them sleeping, for they could not keep their eyes open,^k and they did not know what to reply to him. ⁴¹And he came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough! The hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴²Get up, let us go! Behold, the one who is betraying me is approaching!”

The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

⁴³And immediately, while^* he was still speaking, Judas—one of the twelve—arrived, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. ⁴⁴Now the one who was betraying him had given them a sign, saying, “The one whom I kiss—he is the one.^* Arrest him and lead him^* away under guard!” ⁴⁵And when he^* arrived, he came up to him immediately and^* said, “Rabbi,” and kissed him. ⁴⁶So they laid hands on him and arrested him.

⁴⁷But a certain one of the bystanders, drawing his^l sword, struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear. ⁴⁸And Jesus answered and^* said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber, to arrest me? ⁴⁹Every day I was with you in the temple courts^* teaching, and you did not arrest me! But this has happened^m in order that the scriptures would be fulfilled. ⁵⁰And they all abandoned him and^* fled.

⁵¹And a certain young man was following him, clothed only in a linen cloth on his naked body. And they attempted to seize^* him, ⁵²but he left behind the linen cloth and^* fled naked.