Matthew 26:30–41 · BSB
26:30
And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
26:31
Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
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26:32
But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
26:33
Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will.”
26:34
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
26:35
Peter replied, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the other disciples said the same thing.
26:36
Then Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
26:37
He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.
26:38
Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”
26:39
Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
26:40
Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.
26:41
“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
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