Luke 22:39-53

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

39 ¹And he came out and went, ²as was his custom, to ³the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him.

40 ⁴And when he came to ⁵the place, he said to them, ⁶"Pray that you may not ⁷enter into temptation."

41 And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and ⁸knelt down and prayed,

42 saying, ⁹"Father, if you are willing, remove ¹⁰this cup from me. ¹¹Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done."

43 And there appeared to him ¹²an angel from heaven, strengthening him.

44 And ¹³being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.^[a]

45 And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow,

46 and he said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Rise and ¹⁴pray that you may not enter into temptation."

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

47 ¹⁵While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called ¹⁶Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him,

48 but Jesus said to him, "Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?"

49 And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, "Lord, shall we strike ¹⁷with the sword?"

50 And one of them struck the servant^[b] of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

51 But Jesus said, "No more of this!" And he touched his ear and healed him.

52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests and ¹⁸officers of the temple and elders, who had come out against him, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?

53 When ¹⁹I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is ²⁰your hour, and ²¹the power of darkness."

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