The Bible in Basic English BBE
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39 And he came out, and went, as his way was, to the Mountain of Olives, and the disciples went with him.
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Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him.
40 And when he came to the place, he said to them, Make a prayer that you may not be put to the test.
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On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”
41 And he went a little distance away from them and, falling on his knees in prayer, he said,
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He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed,
42 Father, if it is your pleasure, take this cup from me: but still, let your pleasure, not mine, be done.
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“Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”
43 And an angel from heaven came to him, to give him strength.
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An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.
44 And being in great trouble of soul, the force of his prayer became stronger, and great drops, like blood, came from him, falling to the earth.
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And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.
45 And, getting up from prayer, he came to the disciples, and saw that they were sleeping for sorrow.
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When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.
46 And he said, Why are you sleeping? Get up, and give yourselves to prayer, so that you may not be put to the test.
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“Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.”
47 And while he was saying these words, there came a band of people, and Judas, one of the twelve, was in front of them, and he came near to Jesus to give him a kiss.
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While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him,
48 But Jesus said to him, Judas, will you be false to the Son of man with a kiss?
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but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”
49 And when those who were with him saw what was coming, they said, Lord, may we not make use of our swords?
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When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”
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