Mark 14:32–42

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.”