Luke 22:35-58

³⁵Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without money, without a bag, and without an extra pair of sandals, did you lack anything?” “No, nothing,” they replied.

³⁶“But now, if you have money you should take it, as well as a bag, and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.

³⁷I tell you that this statement in Scripture about me must be fulfilled: ‘He was counted with the wicked.’ What was said about me is now being fulfilled.”

³⁸“Look, Lord, here are two swords,” they said. “That's enough,” he replied.

³⁹Jesus left and as usual went to the Mount of Olives together with his disciples.

⁴⁰When he arrived he said to them, “Pray that you don't give in to temptation.”

⁴¹Then he left them and walked about a stone's throw away, where he kneeled down and prayed.

⁴²“Father,” he prayed, “if you're willing, please take away this cup of suffering from me. But I want to do what you want, not what I want.”

⁴³Then an angel appeared from heaven to strengthen him.

⁴⁴In great distress Jesus prayed even harder, and his sweat fell like drops of blood onto the ground.

⁴⁵He finished praying, stood up, and went over to the disciples. He found them asleep, worn out by grief.

⁴⁶“Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray so that you won't fall into temptation.”

⁴⁷While he was still speaking, a crowd appeared led by Judas, one of the twelve disciples. Judas went up to Jesus to kiss him.

⁴⁸But Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of man with a kiss?”

⁴⁹Jesus' followers asked him, “Lord, should we attack them with our swords?”

⁵⁰And one of them struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his right ear.

⁵¹“Stop! No more of this!” said Jesus. He touched the man's ear and healed him.

⁵²Then Jesus spoke to the chief priests, and the officers of the Temple guard, and the elders. “Am I some kind of criminal that you had to come with swords and clubs?” he asked.

⁵³“You didn't arrest me before, even though I was with you in the Temple every day. But this is your moment now, the time when darkness is in power.”

⁵⁴They arrested him and led him away, taking him to the chief priest's house. Peter followed at a distance.

⁵⁵They started a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down by it. Peter was there among them.

⁵⁶As he sat there, a servant girl noticed him in the firelight, and stared directly at him and said,

⁵⁷“This man was with him.” But Peter denied it. “Woman, I don't know him!” he said.

⁵⁸A little later someone else looked at him and said, “You're also one of them.” “No, I'm not!” Peter replied.