Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

^39 (A)And he came out and went, ^(B)as was his custom, to ^(C)the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. ^40 (D)And when he came to ^(E)the place, he said to them, ^(F)“Pray that you may not ^(G)enter into temptation.” ⁴¹ And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and ^(H)knelt down and prayed, ⁴² saying, ^(I)“Father, if you are willing, remove ^(J)this cup from me. ^(K)Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” ⁴³ And there appeared to him ^(L)an angel from heaven, strengthening him. ⁴⁴ And ^(M)being in 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 ^(N)pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^47 (O)While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called ^(P)Judas, 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 ^(Q)with 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 ^(R)officers 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 ^(S)I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is ^(T)your hour, and ^(U)the power of darkness.”

Peter Denies Jesus

^54 (V)Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house, ^(W)and Peter was following at a distance. ^55 (X)And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of ^(Y)the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. ⁵⁶ Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely at him, said, “This man also was with him.” ⁵⁷ But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know him.” ⁵⁸ And a little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.” ⁵⁹ And after an interval of about an hour still another ^(Z)insisted, saying, “Certainly this man also was with him, for he too is a Galilean.” ⁶⁰ But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. ⁶¹ And the Lord turned and ^(AA)looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, ^(AB)“Before the rooster crows today, you will ^(AC)deny me three times.” ⁶² And he went out and wept bitterly.

Jesus Is Mocked

^63 (AD)Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him. ^64 (AE)They also blindfolded him and kept asking him, ^(AF)“Prophesy! ^(AG)Who is it that struck you?” ⁶⁵ And they said many other things against him, ^(AH)blaspheming him.

Jesus Before the Council

^66 (AI)When day came, ^(AJ)the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their ^(AK)council, and they ^(AL)said, ^67 (AM)“If you are ^(AN)the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, ⁶⁸ and if I ask you, you will not answer. ⁶⁹ But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated ^(AO)at the right hand of the power of God.” ⁷⁰ So they all said, “Are you ^(AP)the Son of God, then?” And he said to them, ^(AQ)“You say that I am.” ⁷¹ Then they said, “What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips.”

Jesus Before Pilate

23 ^(AR)Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. ² And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man ^(AS)misleading our nation and ^(AT)forbidding us to give tribute to ^(AU)Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, ^(AV)a king.” ^3 (AW)And Pilate asked him, ^(AX)“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, ^(AY)“You have said so.” ⁴ Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, ^(AZ)“I find no guilt in this man.” ⁵ But they were urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, ^(BA)from Galilee even to this place.”

Jesus Before Herod

⁶ When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. ⁷ And when he learned that he belonged to ^(BB)Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. ⁸ When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, ^(BC)for he had long desired to see him, ^(BD)because he had heard about him, and he was hoping ^(BE)to see some sign done by him. ⁹ So he questioned him at some length, but he made no answer. ¹⁰ The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him. ¹¹ And Herod with his soldiers ^(BF)treated him with contempt and ^(BG)mocked him. Then, ^(BH)arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. ¹² And ^(BI)Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other.

¹³ Pilate then called together the chief priests and ^(BJ)the rulers and the people, ¹⁴ and said to them, “You brought me this man ^(BK)as one who was misleading the people. And ^(BL)after examining him before you, behold, I ^(BM)did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. ¹⁵ Neither did Herod, for ^(BN)he sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him. ^16 (BO)I will therefore punish and release him.”^[c]

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

^18 (BP)But they all cried out together, ^(BQ)“Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas”— ¹⁹ a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and ^(BR)for murder. ²⁰ Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus, ²¹ but they kept shouting, “Crucify, crucify him!” ²² A third time he said to them, “Why? ^(BS)What evil has he done? ^(BT)I have found in him no guilt deserving death. ^(BU)I will therefore punish and release him.” ²³ But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed. ²⁴ So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted. ²⁵ He released the man who had been thrown into prison ^(BV)for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, ^(BW)but he delivered Jesus over to their will.

Why Have You Forsaken Me?

To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David.