The Life of Jesus

Watch ye: and pray that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is 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 said 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:

And they said: This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God and after three days to rebuild it.

And the high priest rising up, said to him: Answerest thou nothing to the things which these witness against thee?

But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said to him: I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if thou be the Christ the Son of God.

Jesus saith to him: Thou hast said it. Nevertheless I say to you, hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power of God and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Then the high priest rent his garments, saying: He hath blasphemed: What further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now you have heard the blasphemy.