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Mark my wordsâI will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new with you in my Fatherâs Kingdom.â
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Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.
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On the way, Jesus told them, âTonight all of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say, âGod will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.â
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But after I have been raised from the dead, I will go ahead of you to Galilee and meet you there.â
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Peter declared, âEven if everyone else deserts you, I will never desert you.â
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Jesus replied, âI tell you the truth, Peterâthis very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.â
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âNo!â Peter insisted. âEven if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!â And all the other disciples vowed the same.
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Then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and he said, âSit here while I go over there to pray.â
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He took Peter and Zebedeeâs two sons, James and John, and he became anguished and distressed.
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He told them, âMy soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.â
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He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, âMy Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.â