²²While they were eating, Jesus took some bread and thanked God for it and broke it. Then he gave it to his followers and said, “Take it; this is my body.”

²³Then Jesus took a cup and thanked God for it and gave it to the followers, and they all drank from the cup.

²⁴Then Jesus said, “This is my blood which is the new ⁿagreement that God makes with his people. This blood is poured out for many. ²⁵I tell you the truth, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine ⁿ again until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

²⁶After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Jesus’ Followers Will Leave Him

²⁷Then Jesus told the followers, “You will all stumble in your faith, because it is written in the Scriptures:

‘I will kill the shepherd,

and the sheep will scatter.’

²⁸But after I rise from the dead, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”

²⁹Peter said, “Everyone else may stumble in their faith, but I will not.”

³⁰Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, tonight before the rooster crows twice you will say three times you don’t know me.”

³¹But Peter insisted, “I will never say that I don’t know you! I will even die with you!” And all the other followers said the same thing.

Jesus Prays Alone

³²Jesus and his followers went to a place called Gethsemane. He said to them, “Sit here while I pray.” ³³Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him, and he began to be very sad and troubled. ³⁴He said to them, “My heart is full of sorrow, to the point of death. Stay here and watch.”

³⁵After walking a little farther away from them, Jesus fell to the ground and prayed that, if possible, he would not have this time of suffering. ³⁶He prayed, “Abba, ⁿ Father! You can do all things. Take away this cup ⁿ of suffering. But do what you want, not what I want.”

³⁷Then Jesus went back to his followers and found them asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you stay awake with me for one hour? ³⁸Stay awake and pray for strength against temptation. The spirit wants to do what is right, but the body is weak.”

³⁹Again Jesus went away and prayed the same thing. ⁴⁰Then he went back to his followers, and again he found them asleep, because their eyes were very heavy. And they did not know what to say to him.

⁴¹After Jesus prayed a third time, he went back to his followers and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That’s enough. The time has come for the Son of Man to be handed over to sinful people. ⁴²Get up, we must go. Look, here comes the man who has turned against me.”

Jesus Is Arrested

⁴³At once, while Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve apostles, came up. With him were many people carrying swords and clubs who had been sent from the leading priests, the teachers of the law, and the Jewish elders.

⁴⁴Judas had planned a signal for them, saying, “The man I kiss is Jesus. Arrest him and guard him while you lead him away.” ⁴⁵So Judas went straight to Jesus and said, “Teacher!” and kissed him. ⁴⁶Then the people grabbed Jesus and arrested him. ⁴⁷One of his followers standing nearby pulled out his sword and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear.

⁴⁸Then Jesus said, “You came to get me with swords and clubs as if I were a criminal. ⁴⁹Every day I was with you teaching in the Temple, and you did not arrest me there. But all these things have happened to make the Scriptures come true.” ⁵⁰Then all of Jesus’ followers left him and ran away.

⁵¹A young man, wearing only a linen cloth, was following Jesus, and the people also grabbed him. ⁵²But the cloth he was wearing came off, and he ran away naked.

Read in Logos

Mark 14:24: …This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.

Footnotes

nnew Some Greek copies do not have this word. Compare Luke 22:20.
nfruit of the vine Product of the grapevine; this may also be translated “wine.”
nAbba Name that a Jewish child called his father.
ncup Jesus is talking about the terrible things that will happen to him. Accepting these things will be very hard, like drinking a cup of something bitter.