Mark 14:26-72

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."

37 And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour?

38 ²²Watch and ²³pray that you may not ²⁴enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

39 And again he went away and prayed, ²⁵saying the same words.

40 And again he came and found them sleeping, for ²⁶their eyes were very heavy, and ²⁷they did not know what to answer him.

41 And he came the third time and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? ²⁸It is enough; ²⁹the hour has come. ³⁰The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

42 Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand."

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

43 ³¹And immediately, while he was still speaking, ³²Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

44 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I will kiss is the man. Seize him and lead him away under guard."

45 And when he came, he went up to him at once and said, ³³"Rabbi!" And he ³⁴kissed him.

46 And they laid hands on him and seized him.

47 But one of those who stood by drew his ³⁵sword and struck the servant^[b] of the high priest and cut off his ear.

48 And Jesus said to them, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me?

49 ³⁶Day after day I was with you in the temple ³⁷teaching, and you did not seize me. But ³⁸let the Scriptures be fulfilled."

50 ³⁹And they all left him and fled.

A Young Man Flees

51 And a young man followed him, with nothing but ⁴⁰a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him,

52 but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked.

Jesus Before the Council

53 ⁴¹And ⁴²they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together.

54 ⁴³And ⁴⁴Peter had followed him at a distance, ⁴⁵right into ⁴⁶the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with ⁴⁷the guards and ⁴⁸warming himself at the fire.

55 Now the chief priests and the whole Council^[c] were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none.

56 ⁴⁹For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony ⁵⁰did not agree.

57 And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying,

58 ⁵¹"We heard him say, ⁵²'I will destroy this temple ⁵³that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, ⁵⁴not made with hands.'"

59 Yet even about this their testimony did not agree.

60 And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, "Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?"^[d]

61 But ⁵⁵he remained silent and made no answer. ⁵⁶Again the high priest asked him, "Are you ⁵⁷the Christ, the Son of ⁵⁸the Blessed?"

62 And Jesus said, "I am, and ⁵⁹you will see the Son of Man ⁶⁰seated at the right hand of Power, and ⁶¹coming with the clouds of heaven."

63 And the high priest ⁶²tore his garments and said, "What further witnesses do we need?

64 You have heard ⁶³his blasphemy. What is your decision?" And they ⁶⁴all condemned him as ⁶⁵deserving death.

65 ⁶⁶And some began ⁶⁷to spit on him and ⁶⁸to cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, "Prophesy!" And the guards received him ⁶⁹with blows.

Peter Denies Jesus

66 ⁷⁰And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came,

67 and seeing Peter ⁷¹warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus."

68 But he denied it, saying, "I neither know nor understand what you mean." And he went out into the gateway^[e] and ⁷²the rooster crowed.^[f]

69 And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, "This man is one of them."

70 But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, "Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean."

71 But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, "I do not know this man of whom you speak."

72 And immediately the rooster crowed ⁷³a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, ⁷⁴"Before the rooster crows twice, you will ⁷⁵deny me three times." And he broke down and wept.^[g]

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