39. Withdrawing again, he prayed, saying the same thing.
40. Then he returned once more and found them asleep, for they could not keep their eyes open and did not know what to answer him.
41. He returned a third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? It is enough. The hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is to be handed over to sinners.
42. Get up, let us go. See, my betrayer is at hand.”
43. Then, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a crowd with swords and clubs who had come from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders.
44. His betrayer had arranged a signal with them, saying, “The man I shall kiss is the one; arrest him and lead him away securely.”
45. He came and immediately went over to him and said, “Rabbi.” And he kissed him.
46. At this they laid hands on him and arrested him.
47. One of the bystanders drew his sword, struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his ear.
48. Jesus said to them in reply, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs, to seize me?
49. Day after day I was with you teaching in the temple area, yet you did not arrest me; but that the scriptures may be fulfilled.”
50. And they all left him and fled.
51. Now a young man followed him wearing nothing but a linen cloth about his body. They seized him,
52. but he left the cloth behind and ran off naked.
53. They led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together.
54. Peter followed him at a distance into the high priest’s courtyard and was seated with the guards, warming himself at the fire.
55. The chief priests and the entire Sanhedrin kept trying to obtain testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death, but they found none.
56. Many gave false witness against him, but their testimony did not agree.