Luke 22:32-51

³²but I prayed for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. And you, when you have returned to me, are to strengthen the others.”

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

³⁴“I tell you, Peter,” replied Jesus, “the cock will not crow today until you have disowned all knowledge of me three times.”

³⁵Then he said to them all, “When I sent you out as my messengers, without either purse, or bag, or sandals, were you in need of anything?” “No; nothing,” they answered.

³⁶“Now, however,” he said, “he who has a purse must take it and his bag as well; and he who has not must sell his cloak and buy a sword.

³⁷For, I tell you, that passage of scripture must be fulfilled in me, which says — ‘He was counted among the godless’; indeed all that refers to me is finding its fulfillment.”

³⁸“Master,” they exclaimed, “look, here are two swords!” “Enough!” said Jesus.

³⁹Jesus then went out, and made his way as usual to the Mount of Olives, followed by his disciples.

⁴⁰And, when he reached the spot, he said to them, “Pray that you may not fall into temptation.”

⁴¹Then he withdrew about a stone's throw, and knelt down and began to pray.

⁴²“Father,” he said, “if it is your pleasure, spare me this cup; only, not my will but your be done.”

⁴³Presently there appeared to him an angel from heaven, who strengthened him.

⁴⁴And, as his anguish became intense, he prayed still more earnestly, while his sweat was like great drops of blood falling on the ground.

⁴⁵Then he rose from praying, and came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow.

⁴⁶“Why are you asleep?” he asked them. “Rise and pray so that you don't fall into temptation.”

⁴⁷While he was still speaking, a crowd appeared in sight, led by the man called Judas, who was one of the Twelve. Judas approached Jesus, to kiss him;

⁴⁸at which Jesus said to him, “Judas, is it by a kiss that you betray the Son of Man?”

⁴⁹But when those who were around Jesus saw what was going to happen, they exclaimed, “Master, should we use our swords?”

⁵⁰And one of them struck the high priest's servant and cut off his right ear;

⁵¹at which Jesus said, “Let me at least do this”; and, touching his ear, he healed the wound.