Betrayal and Arrest in Gethsemane^(A)

⁴⁷ And ^(B)while He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, with a great multitude with swords and clubs, came from the chief priests and elders of the people.

⁴⁸ Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize Him.” ⁴⁹ Immediately he went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” ^(C)and kissed Him.

⁵⁰ But Jesus said to him, ^(D)“Friend, why have you come?”

Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took Him. ⁵¹ And suddenly, ^(E)one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

⁵² But Jesus said to him, “Put your sword in its place, ^(F)for all who take the sword will ^[a]perish by the sword. ⁵³ Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with ^(G)more than twelve legions of angels? ⁵⁴ How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, ^(H)that it must happen thus?”

⁵⁵ In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me? I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and you did not seize Me. ⁵⁶ But all this was done that the ^(I)Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.”

Then ^(J)all the disciples forsook Him and fled.

Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin^(K)

^57 (L)And those who had laid hold of Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. ⁵⁸ But ^(M)Peter followed Him at a distance to the high priest’s courtyard. And he went in and sat with the servants to see the end.

⁵⁹ Now the chief priests, ^[b]the elders, and all the council sought ^(N)false testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, ^60 [c]but found none. Even though ^(O)many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last ^(P)two ^[d]false witnesses came forward ⁶¹ and said, “This fellow said, ^(Q)‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.’ ”

^62 (R)And the high priest arose and said to Him, “Do You answer nothing? What is it these men testify against You?” ⁶³ But ^(S)Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, ^(T)“I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!”

⁶⁴ Jesus said to him, “It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, ^(U)hereafter you will see the Son of Man ^(V)sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

^65 (W)Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard His ^(X)blasphemy! ⁶⁶ What do you think?”

They answered and said, ^(Y)“He is deserving of death.”

^67 (Z)Then they spat in His face and beat Him; and ^(AA)others struck Him with ^[e]the palms of their hands, ⁶⁸ saying, ^(AB)“Prophesy to us, Christ! Who is the one who struck You?”