Luke 22:27-45

²⁷For who is greater, the one who sits at the table, or the one who serves? Is it not the one who sits at the table? Yet I am among you as one who serves.

²⁸But you are the ones who have continued with me in my temptations.

²⁹I give to you a kingdom, even as my Father has given a kingdom to me,

³⁰that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

³¹Simon, Simon, be aware, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat.

³²But I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail. After you have turned back again, strengthen your brothers.”

³³Peter said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death.”

³⁴Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day, before you deny three times that you know me.”

³⁵Then Jesus said to them, “When I sent you out without a purse, a bag of provisions, or shoes, did you lack anything?” They answered, “Nothing.”

³⁶Then he said to them, “But now, the one who has a purse, let him take it, and also a bag of provisions. The one who does not have a sword should sell his cloak and buy one.

³⁷For I say to you, what is written about me must be fulfilled, 'He was counted with the lawless ones.' For what is predicted about me is being fulfilled.”

³⁸Then they said, “Lord, look! Here are two swords.” He said to them, “It is enough.”

³⁹Jesus went, as he often did, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him.

⁴⁰When they arrived, he said to them, “Pray that you do not enter into temptation.”

⁴¹He went away from them about a stone's throw, and he knelt down and prayed,

⁴²saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless not my will, but yours be done.”

⁴³Then an angel from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him.

⁴⁴Being in agony, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down upon the ground.

⁴⁵When he rose up from his prayer, he came to the disciples, and found them sleeping because of their sorrow,