Luke 22:35-64

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 amongst the godless’; indeed all that refers to me is finding its fulfilment.”

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.

⁵²Then, turning to the chief priests and officers in charge at the Temple and the elders, who had come for him, he said, “Have you come out, as if after a robber, with swords and clubs?

⁵³When I was with you day after day in the Temple Courts, you did not lay hands on me; but now your time has come, and the power of darkness.”

⁵⁴Those who had taken Jesus prisoner took him away into the house of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance.

⁵⁵But, when they had lit a fire in the centre of the courtyard and had all sat down there, Peter seated himself in the middle of them.

⁵⁶Presently a maidservant saw him sitting near the blaze of the fire. She looked carefully at him and said, “Why, this man was one of his companions!”

⁵⁷But Peter denied it. “I do not know him,” he replied.

⁵⁸A little while afterward someone else — a man — saw him and said, “Why, you are one of them!” “No,” Peter said, “I am not.”

⁵⁹About an hour later another man declared positively, “This man also was certainly with him. Why, he is a Galilean!”

⁶⁰But Peter said, “I do not know what you are speaking about.” Instantly, while he was still speaking, a cock crowed.

⁶¹And the Master turned and looked at Peter; and Peter remembered the words that the Master had said to him — “Before a cock has crowed today, you will disown me three times”;

⁶²and he went outside and wept bitterly.

⁶³The men who held Jesus kept making sport of him and beating him.

⁶⁴They blindfolded him and then questioned him. “Now play the prophet,” they said; “who was it that struck you?”