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.”^* ³⁷And 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.

Jesus Before the Sanhedrin

⁵³And they led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. ⁵⁴And Peter followed him from a distance, right inside, into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the officers and warming himself by the fire. ⁵⁵Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death, and they did not find it.^* ⁵⁶For many gave false testimony against him, and theirⁿ testimony was not consistent. ⁵⁷And some stood up and^* began to give false testimony^o against him, saying, ⁵⁸“We heard him saying, ‘I will destroy this temple made by hands, and within three days I will build another not made by hands.” ⁵⁹And their testimony was not even consistent about this. ⁶⁰And the high priest stood up in the midst of them and^* asked Jesus, saying, “Do you not reply anything? What are these people testifying against you?” ⁶¹But he was silent and did not reply anything. Again the high priest asked him and said to him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?” ⁶²And Jesus said, “I am, and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power^p and coming with the clouds of heaven.” ⁶³And the high priest tore his clothes and^* said, “What further need do we have of witnesses? ⁶⁴You have heard the blasphemy! What do you think?”^q And they all condemned him as deserving death.^r ⁶⁵And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to strike him with their fists, and to say to him “Prophesy!” And the officers received him with slaps in the face.^s

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Footnotes

*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had sung the hymn”) which is understood as temporal
gA quotation from Zech 13:7
hLiterally “the name of which”
iThe imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to pray”)
jThe word “Abba” means “father” in Aramaic
*Here the verb “will” is an understood repetition of the verb earlier in this verse
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went away”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
kLiterally “for their eyes were weighed down”
*Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was … speaking”)
*Here the predicate nominative (“the one”) is implied
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“arrived”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
lLiterally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
mThe phrase “this has happened” is not in the Greek text, but is understood and must be supplied in the translation because of English style; cf. the parallel in Matt 26:56
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“abandoned”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the present tense is translated as a conative present (“attempted to”)
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“left behind”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
nLiterally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stood up”) has been translated as a finite verb
oThe imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to give false testimony”)
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stood up”) has been translated as a finite verb
pAn indirect way of referring to God
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“tore”) has been translated as a finite verb
qLiterally “does it seem to you”
rLiterally “to be deserving of death”
sOr “with blows” (either meaning is possible here)