But Peter said, I will not leave you; I will go to prison with you; I will die with you; but I will never leave you.
Jesus said to him, Yes, you will, Peter; you will say that you do not know me; you will say that you are not my friend. This night, Peter, you will say so, before the cock crows. (For cocks crow in the morning when it is light.)
Jesus talked sweetly to his disciples. He said, Do not be sorry because I am going away. I shall go back to my Father, and I shall soon come back to you. When I am in heaven, I shall get ready a place in heaven for you. I command you to love one another, and I will send the Holy Spirit to comfort you.
At last Jesus came to a garden. He had often been to that garden with his disciples, and wicked Judas knew the place.
Where was Judas now?
He was with the wicked, proud men.
You will soon hear how he came to the garden, and how he brought the servants of the wicked men with him. For these wicked men meant to send their servants to catch Jesus.
“This is my flesh,” the sorrowing Saviour said,
And, as he spoke, he gave the broken bread: