Mark 14:33-72 ▼

33 And He taketh with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly amazed, and to be in distress.

34 And He saith to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, unto death! Abide here, and watch."

35 And going forward a little, He fell on the ground, and was praying, that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from Him.

36 And He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible to Thee; take away this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what Thou wilt."

37 And He cometh and findeth them sleeping, and saith to Peter, "Simon, are you sleeping? were you not able to watch one hour?

38 Watch, and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit, indeed, is willing, but the flesh is weak."

39 And, going away again, He prayed, saying the same thing.

40 And, returning, He found them again sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they knew not what to answer Him.

41 And He cometh the third time, and saith to them, "Sleep on the remaining time , and take your rest. It is enough; the hour came; behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

42 Arise, let us be going. Behold, he that is betraying Me has come near."

43 And straightway, while He yet spake, comes Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a multitude with swords and clubs, from the high priests and the scribes and the elders.

44 Now he that was betraying Him gave them a signal, saying, "Whomsoever I shall kiss, This is He, take Him, and lead Him away securely."

45 And, having come, going straightway to Him, he says, "Rabbi;" and kissed Him.

46 And they laid hands on Him, and took Him.

47 And one of those standing by, having drawn his sword, smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear.

48 And Jesus answering, said to them, "Did ye come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs, to seize Me?

49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye did not take Me; but this is done that the Scriptures may be fulfilled."

50 And, having left Him, they all fled.

51 And a certain young man was following with Him, having a linen cloth thrown around his naked body ; and they lay hold on him;

52 but, leaving the linen cloth, he fled naked.

53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest; and there come together with him all the high priests and the elders and the scribes.

54 And Peter followed Him afar off, even within into the court of the high priest; and he was sitting with the attendants, and he was warming himself at the light of the fire.

55 And the high priests and all the Sanhedrin were seeking for testimony against Jesus, in order to put Him to death; and they were not finding it.

56 For many were bearing false testimony against Him, and their testimonies were not agreed.

57 And certain ones, standing up, were bearing false testimony against Him, saying,

58 "We heard Him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.'"

59 And not even so did their testimony agree.

60 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, "Dost Thou answer nothing? What do these testify against Thee?"

61 But He was silent, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked Him, and says to Him, "Art Thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?"

62 And Jesus said, "I am; and ye shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven."

63 And the high priest, rending his clothes, says, "What further need have we of witnesses?

64 Ye heard the blasphemy: what think ye?" And they all condemned Him to be worthy of death.

65 And some began to spit on Him, and to cover His face, and to buffet Him, and to say to Him, "Prophesy;" and the officers received Him with blows of their hands.

66 And, as Peter was beneath in the court, there comes one of the maids of the high priest;

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

68 But he denied, saying, "I neither know nor understand what you are saying." And he went out into the porch [and the cock crowed].

69 And the maid, seeing him, began again to say to those standing by, This is one of them."

70 But he again denied. And, after a little while, those who stood by said to Peter, "Of a truth you are one of them; for you are a Galilaean."

71 But he began to curse, and to swear, "I know not This Man of Whom ye speak."

72 And straightway the second time the cock crowed. And Peter remembered the word, how Jesus said to him, "Before the cock crows twice, you will deny Me thrice." And, having thought thereon , he kept weeping.