The Life of Jesus

And the Lord said, `Simon, Simon, lo, the Adversary did ask you for himself to sift as the wheat,

and I besought for thee, that thy faith may not fail; and thou, when thou didst turn, strengthen thy brethren.'

And he said to him, `Sir, with thee I am ready both to prison and to death to go;'

and he said, `I say to thee, Peter, a cock shall not crow to-day, before thrice thou mayest disown knowing me.'

And he said to them, `When I sent you without bag, and scrip, and sandals, did ye lack anything?' and they said, `Nothing.'

Then said he to them, `But, now, he who is having a bag, let him take it up, and in like manner also a scrip; and he who is not having, let him sell his garment, and buy a sword,

for I say to you, that yet this that hath been written it behoveth to be fulfilled in me: And with lawless ones he was reckoned, for also the things concerning me have an end.'

And they said, `Sir, lo, here are two swords;' and he said to them, `It is sufficient.'

And having gone forth, he went on, according to custom, to the mount of the Olives, and his disciples also followed him,

and having come to the place, he said to them, `Pray ye not to enter into temptation.'

And he was withdrawn from them, as it were a stone's cast, and having fallen on the knees he was praying,

saying, `Father, if Thou be counselling to make this cup pass from me--;but, not my will, but Thine be done.' --

And there appeared to him a messenger from heaven strengthening him;

and having been in agony, he was more earnestly praying, and his sweat became, as it were, great drops of blood falling upon the ground.

And having risen up from the prayer, having come unto the disciples, he found them sleeping from the sorrow,

and he said to them, `Why do ye sleep? having risen, pray that ye may not enter into temptation.'

And while he is speaking, lo, a multitude, and he who is called Judas, one of the twelve, was coming before them, and he came nigh to Jesus to kiss him,

and Jesus said to him, `Judas, with a kiss the Son of Man dost thou deliver up?'

And those about him, having seen what was about to be, said to him, `Sir, shall we smite with a sword?'

And a certain one of them smote the servant of the chief priest, and took off his right ear,

and Jesus answering said, `Suffer ye thus far,' and having touched his ear, he healed him.

And Jesus said to those having come upon him--chief priests, and magistrates of the temple, and elders--`As upon a robber have ye come forth, with swords and sticks?

while daily I was with you in the temple, ye did stretch forth no hands against me; but this is your hour and the power of the darkness.'

And having taken him, they led and brought him to the house of the chief priest. And Peter was following afar off,

and they having kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and having sat down together, Peter was sitting in the midst of them,