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Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane ,
and said to the disciples ,
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He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee ,
and began to be grieved and distressed .
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He said to them ,
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Then he went a little farther and fell on his face and prayed ,
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Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping ,
and said to Peter ,
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Again a second time he went away and prayed ,
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He came again and found them sleeping ,
for their eyes were heavy .
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So he left them and went away again and prayed a third time ,
saying again the same words .
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Then he came to the disciples and said to them ,
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While he was still speaking ,
Judas ,
one of the twelve ,
came and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs ,
sent by the high priests and elders of the people .
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The traitor had given them a sign ,
saying , "
The one I kiss is he .
Arrest him ."
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Immediately he came up to Jesus and said , "
Good evening ,
Rabbi ,"
and kissed him affectionately .
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Jesus said to him ,
Then they came and laid their hands on Jesus and arrested him .
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Suddenly one of those with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword ,
and struck a servant of the High Priest ,
cutting off his ear .
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Jesus said to him ,
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Jesus said to the crowd ,
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Then all the disciples left him and fled .
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The men who had arrested Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the High Priest ,
at whose house the scribes and elders had assembled .
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Peter followed him at a distance as far as the court of the High Priest ,
and went in and sat among the attendants to see the end .
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The high priests and the whole council sought for false testimony against Jesus ,
so that they might put him to death .
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But they did not find any ,
although many false witnesses came .
Finally ,
two came forward
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and said , "
This man said , '
I can pull down the Temple of God and in three days build it up again .' "
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The High Priest rose and said to him , "
Have you no answer ?
What is it that these are testifying to against you ?"
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But Jesus kept silence .
The High Priest said to him , "
I adjure you by the living God to tell us whether you are the Christ ,
the Son of God ."
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Jesus said to him ,
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Then the High Priest rent his garments ,
saying , "
Impious words !
Why do we any longer need witnesses ?
See ,
you have now heard his impious words .
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What do you think ?"
They answered , "
He deserves death ."
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Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists .
Some slapped him ,
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saying , "
Act the prophet for us ,
you Christ !
Who was it that struck you ? "
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Peter was sitting outside in the court .
A maid came up to him and said , "
You too were with Jesus the Galilaean ."
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But he denied it before all ,
saying , "
I do not know what you mean ."
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When he had gone out into the gateway ,
another maid saw him and said to those who were there , "
This man was with Jesus the Nazarene ."
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Then again he denied with an oath , "
I do not know the man ."
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After a little those who were standing there came up and said to Peter , "
Truly you are one of them ,
for your accent proves it ."
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Then he began to curse and swear , "
I do not know the man ."
Immediately the cock crew ,
and
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Peter remembered what Jesus had said ,
and he went out and wept bitterly .