Matthew 26:36–56

³⁶Then come with them doth Jesus to a place called Gethsemane, and he saith to the disciples, ‘Sit ye here, till having gone away, I shall pray yonder.’ ³⁷And having taken Peter, and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful, and to be very heavy; ³⁸then saith he to them, ‘Exceedingly sorrowful is my soul—unto death; abide ye here, and watch with me.’ ³⁹And having gone forward a little, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, ‘My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou.’ ⁴⁰And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and he saith to Peter, ‘So! ye were not able one hour to watch with me! ⁴¹watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.’ ⁴²Again, a second time, having gone away, he prayed, saying, ‘My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from me except I drink it, Thy will be done;’ ⁴³and having come, he findeth them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. ⁴⁴And having left them, having gone away again, he prayed a third time, saying the same word; ⁴⁵then cometh he unto his disciples, and saith to them, ‘Sleep on henceforth, and rest! lo, the hour hath come nigh, and the Son of Man is delivered up to the hands of sinners. ⁴⁶Rise, let us go; lo, he hath come nigh who is delivering me up.’

⁴⁷And while he is yet speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve did come, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and elders of the people. ⁴⁸And he who did deliver him up did give them a sign, saying, ‘Whomsoever I will kiss, it is he: lay hold on him;’ ⁴⁹and immediately, having come to Jesus, he said, ‘Hail, Rabbi,’ and kissed him; ⁵⁰and Jesus said to him, ‘Comrade, for what art thou present?’ Then having come near, they laid hands on Jesus, and took hold on him. ⁵¹And lo, one of those with Jesus, having stretched forth the hand, drew his sword, and having struck the servant of the chief priest, he took off his ear. ⁵²Then saith Jesus to him, ‘Turn back thy sword to its place; for all who did take the sword, by the sword shall perish; ⁵³dost thou think that I am not able now to call upon my Father, and He will place beside me more than twelve legions of messengers? ⁵⁴how then may the Writings be fulfilled, that thus it behoveth to happen?’ ⁵⁵In that hour said Jesus to the multitudes, ‘As against a robber ye did come forth, with swords and sticks, to take me! daily with you I was sitting teaching in the temple, and ye did not lay hold on me; ⁵⁶but all this hath come to pass, that the Writings of the prophets may be fulfilled;’ then all the disciples, having left him, fled.