Mark 14:26-36

Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial

26 ¹And when they had sung a hymn, ²they went out to ³the Mount of Olives.

27 And Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away, for it is written, 'I will ⁴strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'

28 But after I am raised up, ⁵I will go before you to Galilee."

29 ⁶Peter said to him, "Even though they all fall away, I will not."

30 And ⁷Jesus said to him, "Truly, I tell you, this very night, before ⁸the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times."

31 But ⁹he said emphatically, "If I must die with you, I will not deny you." And they all said the same.

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

32 ¹⁰And they went ¹¹to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, "Sit here while I pray."

33 And he took with him ¹²Peter and James and John, and began ¹³to be greatly distressed and troubled.

34 And he said to them, ¹⁴"My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and ¹⁵watch."^[a]

35 And going a little farther, he fell on the ground ¹⁶and prayed that, if it were possible, ¹⁷the hour might pass from him.

36 And he said, ¹⁸"Abba, Father, ¹⁹all things are possible for you. Remove ²⁰this cup from me. ²¹Yet not what I will, but what you will."

Cross References

• 1. For ver. 26-31, see Matthew 26:30-35
• 2. Luke 22:39; John 18:1
• 3. See Matthew 21:1
• 4. Cited from Zechariah 13:7; [John 16:32]
• 5. Mark 16:7; Matt. 28:7, 10, 16
• 6. [Luke 22:31, 33]
• 7. Luke 22:34; John 13:38
• 8. ver. 68, 72
• 9. John 13:37
• 10. For ver. 32-42, see Matthew 26:36-46; Luke 22:40-46
• 11. [See ver. 26 above]
• 12. Mark 5:37; Mark 9:2
• 13. [Matthew 17:23]
• 14. [Psalms 42:5, 6; John 12:27]
• 15. See Matthew 24:42
• 16. Hebrews 5:7
• 17. ver. 41; John 12:23, 27; John 13:1; John 17:1; [Luke 22:53; John 16:4]
• 18. Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6
• 19. See Matthew 19:26
• 20. See Mark 10:38
• 21. John 5:30; John 6:38; Philippians 2:8

Footnotes

• [a]. Or keep awake; also verses 37, 38