Luke 22:39–53

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

^39aAnd He came out and went ^bas was His custom to ^cthe Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him.

^40aNow when He arrived at the place, He said to them, “^bPray that you may not enter into temptation.”

⁴¹And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He ^aknelt down and began to pray,

⁴²saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this ^acup from Me, ^byet not My will, but Yours be done.”

⁴³¹Now an ^aangel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him.

⁴⁴And ^abeing in agony He was praying very fervently, and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.

⁴⁵And when He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow,

⁴⁶and said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Rise up and ^apray that you may not enter into temptation.”

The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^47aWhile He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was coming ahead of them, and he approached Jesus to kiss Him.

⁴⁸But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

⁴⁹And when those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the ^asword?”

⁵⁰And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

⁵¹But Jesus answered and said, “¹Stop! No more of this.” And He touched his ear and healed him.

⁵²Then Jesus said to the chief priests and ^aofficers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs ^bas against a robber?

⁵³“While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not stretch out your hands against Me, but ¹this hour and the authority of darkness are yours.”