Another Model Prayer

^[39] Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. ^[40] On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” ^[41] He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, ^[42] “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” ^[43] An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. ^[44] And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. ^[45] When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow. ^[46] “Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.” ^[47] While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, ^[48] but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” ^[49] When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” ^[50] And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. ^[51] But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him. ^[52] Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders, who had come for him, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs? ^[53] Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour-when darkness reigns.” ^[54] Then seizing him, they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance. ^[55] And when some there had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat down with them. ^[56] A servant girl saw him seated there in the firelight. She looked closely at him and said, “This man was with him.” ^[57] But he denied it. “Woman, I don’t know him,” he said. ^[58] A little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” “Man, I am not!” Peter replied. ^[59] About an hour later another asserted, “Certainly this fellow was with him, for he is a Galilean.” ^[60] Peter replied, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. ^[61] The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.” ^[62] And he went outside and wept bitterly.

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