Shared Word Translation
Matthew 26
Jesus Prays in Gethsemane
Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be grieved and distressed. Then he said to them, “My soul is deeply sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and keep watch with me.”
And going on a little farther, he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, “So, were you not able to keep watch with me for one hour? Keep watch and pray, that you may not enter into testing. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Again, for a second time, he went away and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.” And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were weighed down. So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for a third time, saying the same words again.
Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? See, the hour has drawn near, and the Son of Man is handed over into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going. See, the one who betrays me has drawn near.”