And they come to a spot, the name of which [is] Gethsemane, and he saith to his disciples, ‘Sit ye here till I may pray;’
and he taketh Peter, and James, and John with him, and began to be amazed, and to be very heavy,
and he saith to them, ‘Exceeding sorrowful is my soul — to death; remain here, and watch.’
And having gone forward a little, he fell upon the earth, and was praying, that, if it be possible the hour may pass from him,
and he said, ‘Abba, Father; all things are possible to Thee; make this cup pass from me; but, not what I will, but what Thou.’
And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith to Peter, ‘Simon, thou dost sleep! thou wast not able to watch one hour!
Watch ye and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.’
And again having gone away, he prayed, the same word saying;
and having returned, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy, and they had not known what they might answer him.
And he cometh the third time, and saith to them, ‘Sleep on henceforth, and rest — it is over; the hour did come; lo, the Son of Man is delivered up to the hands of the sinful;
rise, we may go, lo, he who is delivering me up hath come nigh.’
And immediately — while he is yet speaking — cometh near Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders;
and he who is delivering him up had given a token to them, saying, ‘Whomsoever I shall kiss, he it is, lay hold on him, and lead him away safely,’
and having come, immediately, having gone near him, he saith, ‘Rabbi, Rabbi,’ and kissed him.
And they laid on him their hands, and kept hold on him;
and a certain one of those standing by, having drawn the sword, struck the servant of the chief priest, and took off his ear.
And Jesus answering said to them, ‘As against a robber ye came out, with swords and sticks, to take me!
daily I was with you in the temple teaching, and ye did not lay hold on me — but that the Writings may be fulfilled.’
And having left him they all fled;
and a certain young man was following him, having put a linen cloth about [his] naked body, and the young men lay hold on him,
and he, having left the linen cloth, did flee from them naked.
And they led away Jesus unto the chief priest, and come together to him do all the chief priests, and the elders, and the scribes;
and Peter afar off did follow him, to the inside of the hall of the chief priest, and he was sitting with the officers, and warming himself near the fire.
And the chief priests and all the sanhedrim were seeking against Jesus testimony — to put him to death, and they were not finding,
for many were bearing false testimony against him, and their testimonies were not alike.
And certain having risen up, were bearing false testimony against him, saying —
‘We heard him saying — I will throw down this sanctuary made with hands, and by three days, another made without hands I will build;’
and neither so was their testimony alike.
And the chief priest, having risen up in the midst, questioned Jesus, saying, ‘Thou dost not answer anything! what do these testify against thee?’
and he was keeping silent, and did not answer anything. Again the chief priest was questioning him, and saith to him, ‘Art thou the Christ — the Son of the Blessed?’
and Jesus said, ‘I am; and ye shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power, and coming with the clouds, of the heaven.’
And the chief priest, having rent his garments, saith, ‘What need have we yet of witnesses?
Ye heard the evil speaking, what appeareth to you?’ and they all condemned him to be worthy of death,
and certain began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, ‘Prophesy;’ and the officers were striking him with their palms.
And Peter being in the hall beneath, there doth come one of the maids of the chief priest,
and having seen Peter warming himself, having looked on him, she said, ‘And thou wast with Jesus of Nazareth!’
and he denied, saying, ‘I have not known [him], neither do I understand what thou sayest;’ and he went forth without to the porch, and a cock crew.
And the maid having seen him again, began to say to those standing near — ‘This is of them;’
and he was again denying. And after a little again, those standing near said to Peter, ‘Truly thou art of them, for thou also art a Galilean, and thy speech is alike;’
and he began to anathematize, and to swear — ‘I have not known this man of whom ye speak;’
and a second time a cock crew, and Peter remembered the saying that Jesus said to him — ‘Before a cock crow twice, thou mayest deny me thrice;’ and having thought thereon — he was weeping.
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