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On the way, Jesus told them, “All of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say, ‘God will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
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But after I am raised from the dead, I will go ahead of you to Galilee and meet you there.”
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Peter said to him, “Even if everyone else deserts you, I never will.”
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Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, Peter—this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me.”
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“No!” Peter declared emphatically. “Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the others vowed the same.
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They went to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and Jesus said, “Sit here while I go and pray.”
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He took Peter, James, and John with him, and he became deeply troubled and distressed.
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He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”
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He went on a little farther and fell to the ground. He prayed that, if it were possible, the awful hour awaiting him might pass him by.
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“Abba, Father,” he cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”
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Then he returned and found the disciples asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour?