Mark 14:22–52

The Lord’s Supper

^22aWhile they were eating, He took some bread, and ¹after a ^bblessing He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is My body.”

²³And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

²⁴And He said to them, “This is My ^ablood of the ^bcovenant, which is poured out for many.

²⁵“Truly I say to you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

^26aAfter singing a hymn, they went out to ^bthe Mount of Olives.

^27aAnd Jesus said to them, “You will all ¹fall away, because it is written, ‘^bI will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.’

²⁸“But after I have been raised, ^aI will go ahead of you to Galilee.”

²⁹But Peter said to Him, “Even though all may ¹fall away, yet I will not.”

³⁰And Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you, that ^1athis very night, before ^ba rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny Me three times.”

³¹But Peter kept saying insistently, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And they all were saying the same thing also.

Jesus in Gethsemane

^32aThey came to a place named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, “Sit here until I have prayed.”

³³And He took with Him Peter and ¹James and John, and began to be very ^adistressed and troubled.

³⁴And He said to them, “^aMy soul is deeply grieved to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.”

³⁵And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground and began to pray that if it were possible, ^athe hour might ¹pass Him by.

³⁶And He was saying, “^aAbba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; ^byet not what I will, but what You will.”

³⁷And He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour?

³⁸“^aKeep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

³⁹Again He went away and prayed, saying the same ¹words.

⁴⁰And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him.

⁴¹And He came the third time, and said to them, “¹Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough; ^athe hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being ²betrayed into the hands of sinners.

⁴²“Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!”

Betrayal and Arrest

^43aImmediately while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came up ¹accompanied by a crowd with swords and clubs, who were from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

⁴⁴Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away ¹under guard.”

⁴⁵After coming, Judas immediately went to Him, saying, “^aRabbi!” and kissed Him.

⁴⁶They laid hands on Him and seized Him.

⁴⁷But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and ¹cut off his ear.

⁴⁸And Jesus said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber?

⁴⁹“Every day I was with you ^ain the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me; but this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures.”

⁵⁰And they all left Him and fled.

⁵¹A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they seized him.

⁵²But he ¹pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.