26And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the mount of Olives. 27And Jesus saith to them, All ye will be offended at me this night; for it is written, “I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be dispersed:” 28but after I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. 29Then said Peter unto him, Though all should be offended, yet will not I. 30And Jesus saith to him, Verily I tell thee, That to-day, in the course of this very night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt thrice deny me. 31But he said with more vehement assertion, Though I should die with thee, yet would I in no wise deny thee. And they all spake also in the same manner.
32And they come to a place called Gethsemane, and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here whilst I shall pray. 33And he taketh Peter, and James, and John, with him; and he began to be filled with horrible dread, and to be sunk under dejection of spirit: 34and he saith to them, My soul is deeply afflicted even to death: abide here, and watch. 35And he went a little farther forward, and fell on the earth, and prayed, that if it were possible the hour might pass from him. 36And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee; remove this cup from me, nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt. 37And he came and found them asleep: and saith unto Peter, Sleepest thou? hast thou not strength to watch with me a single hour? 38Watch ye and pray, that ye enter not into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 39And again he went away, and prayed, speaking the same sentence. 40And when he returned, he found them again sleeping; for their eyes were weighed down: and they knew not what to answer him. 41Then the third time he cometh, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and repose: it is enough, the hour is come; lo! the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners; 42arise, let us go; behold, the traitor approaches me. 43And immediately, while he was yet speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came up, and a great multitude with him, with swords and staves, from the chief priests, and scribes, and elders. 44Now he that betrayed him, had given them a countersign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he, seize him, and lead him off safely. 45And coming, he immediately drew up to him and said, Rabbi, Rabbi, and kissed him. 46Then they laid their hands on him, and seized him. 47And one particular person of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. 48And Jesus addressing them said, Are ye come out as against a robber, with swords and staves, to apprehend me? 49Daily was I with you in the temple teaching, and ye laid no hold upon me: but this is done that the scriptures might be fulfilled.
50Then they all deserting him, fled. 51And a certain youth followed him, having a linen cloth wrapped round his naked body; and the young men laid hold of him; 52and leaving the linen cloth behind, he fled naked from them.
53And they led Jesus unto the high-priest; and with him were assembled all the chief priests, and the elders, and the scribes. 54And Peter followed him at a distance, until he came into the palace of the high-priest: and was seated with the servants, and warming himself at the fire.
55Then the chief priests, and the whole sanhedrim, sought for witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death; yet found none. 56For many bore false witness against him, and their attestations did not correspond. 57And certain persons rising up, bore false witness against him, saying, 58We have heard him affirm, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and after three days I will build another not made with hands. 59But even then their testimony was not correspondent. 60So the high-priest rising up in the midst interrogated Jesus, Answerest thou nothing? What is it that these witness against thee? 61But he kept silence, and made them not a word of reply. Again the high-priest questioned him, and said to him, Art thou the Messiah, the Son of the blessed? 62Then said Jesus, I am. And ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven. 63Then the high-priest rent his clothes, and said, What farther need have we of witnesses? 64Ye have heard his blasphemy. What think ye? And they all adjudged him to be deserving of death. 65And some began to spit upon him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, Prophesy: and the servants slapped him on the face with their hands.
66And as Peter was in the hall, at the lower end, there came to him one of the high-priest’s maid-servants: 67and seeing Peter warming himself, stedfastly looking at him, she said, Thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. 68Then he denied it, saying, I do not so much as know him, nor understand what thou art saying. And he went out into the vestibule; and the cock crew. 69And a maid-servant observing him again; began to say to those who stood by, This man is one of them. 70Then he denied it again. And after a little while, they who stood by said to Peter, Of a certainty thou art one of them; for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech is correspondent. 71Then began he to make the most dreadful imprecations, and to swear, I know not the man of whom ye speak. 72And the second time the cock crew. And Peter remembered the word which Jesus spake unto him, That before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And casting his mantle over his face, he wept.
[CHAP. XV.]
AND immediately the chief priests having held a council in the morning, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, after binding Jesus, led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate. 2And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? He answering said to him, Thou sayest true. 3And the chief priests laid many accusations against him. 4Then Pilate again interrogated him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they testify against thee. 5But Jesus notwithstanding made not a word of reply; so that Pilate marvelled.
6Now at the feast, he released one prisoner to them, whomsoever they petitioned for. 7And there was one called Barabbas, bound with those who had made an insurrection with him, and had committed murder in the insurrection. 8And the multitude, clamorous, began to petition him to do, as he had always done to them. 9Then Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the king of the Jews? 10(For he knew that out of envy the chief priests had delivered him up.) 11Then the chief priests stirred up the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them. 12Then Pilate addressing them, said unto them again, What therefore do you wish that I should do with him whom ye call the king of the Jews? 13And they cried out again, Crucify him. 14Then Pilate said unto them, But what criminal act hath he done? And they cried the more vociferously, Crucify him. 15So Pilate, willing to do what would be satisfactory to the people, released to them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus to be scourged, in order to be crucified.
16Then the soldiers led him to the hall, which is the Prætorium, and called together the whole band. 17And they invested him with a robe of purple, and platting a crown of thorns, put it about his head, 18and began to pay their salutations to him, Hail, King of the Jews! 19And they struck him on the head with a cane, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees payed him homage. 20And when they had treated him with mockery, they took off the purple robe from him, and clothed him with his own garments, and led him out to crucify him. 21And they compel one Simon, a Cyrenian, who was passing by, coming out of the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.