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Matthew - ch 26 v 41 - 60
- Watch ye, and pray that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh weak.
- Again the second time, he went and prayed, saying: My Father, if this chalice may not pass away, but I must drink it, thy will be done.
- And he cometh again and findeth them sleeping: for their eyes were heavy.
- And leaving them, he went again: and he prayed the third time, saying the selfsame word.
- Then he cometh to his disciples, and saith to them: Sleep ye now and take your rest; behold the hour is at hand, and the Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners.
- Rise, let us go: behold he is at hand that will betray me.
- As he yet spoke, behold Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the ancients of the people.
- And he that betrayed him, gave them a sign, saying: Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he, hold him fast.
- And forthwith coming to Jesus, he said: Hail, Rabbi. And he kissed him.
- And Jesus said to him: Friend, whereto art thou come? Then they came up, and laid hands on Jesus, and held him.
- And behold one of them that were with Jesus, stretching forth his hand, drew out his sword: and striking the servant of the high priest, cut off his ear.
- Then Jesus saith to him: Put up again thy sword into its place: for all that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
- Thinkest thou that I cannot ask my Father, and he will give me presently more than twelve legions of angels?
- How then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that so it must be done?
- In that same hour Jesus said to the multitudes: You are come out as it were to a robber with swords and clubs to apprehend me. I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and you laid not hands on me.
- Now all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then the disciples all leaving him, fled.
- But they holding Jesus led him to Caiphas the high priest, where the scribes and the ancients were assembled.
- And Peter followed him afar off, even to the court of the high priest. And going in, he sat with the servants, that he might see the end.
- And the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death:
- And they found not, whereas many false witnesses had come in. And last of all there came two false witnesses:
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