Jesus knew what Judas was doing, and he said, Friend, why do you come here? and why do you kiss me?
Jesus did not run away, but he went up to the wicked men, and said, Whom are you looking for?
They said, For Jesus.
He said, I am he.
When he said that, God made all the wicked people fall upon their backs upon the ground. Then Jesus could have run away; but he chose to stay, that he might die for sinners.
The wicked people soon got up; God let them get up; but Jesus said to them, If you want to have me, you must let my disciples go away.
It was kind of Jesus to think of them, and they were frightened and glad to get away; they did not wish to stay to die with Jesus.
But Peter took a sword and cut off one of the wicked men’s ears. Peter wished to fight; but Jesus said, Put up your sword. If I were to pray now to my Father, he would send thousands of angels to help me. Then Jesus touched the man’s ear, and made it well.
Why did not Jesus pray to God to send the angels?