Gospel Of Matthew

Author(s): Mark Luke John
Publisher: Mark Luke John

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14:23-25 Then he took a cup, and after thanking God, he gave it to them, and they drank from it, and he said to them "This is my blood which is shed for many in the new agreement. I tell you truly I will drink no more wine until the day comes when I drink it fresh in the kingdom of God!"
14:26 - Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.
14:27 - "Every one of you will lose your faith in me," Jesus told them, "As the scripture says: 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered'.
14:28 - Yet after I have risen, I shall go before you into Galilee!"
Peter's bold word - and Jesus' reply
14:29 - Then Peter said to him, "Even if everyone should lose faith, I never will."
14:30 "Believe me, Peter," returned Jesus, "this very night before the cock crows twice, you will disown me three times."
14:31 But Peter protested violently, "Even if it means dying with you, I will never disown you!" And they all made the same protest.
The last desperate prayer in Gethsemane
14:32 Then they arrived at a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to the disciples, "Sit down here while I pray."
14:33 He took with him Peter, James and John, and began to be horror-stricken and desperately depressed.
14:34 - "My heart is nearly breaking," he told them. "Stay here and keep watch for me."
14:35 Then he walked forward a little way and flung himself on the ground, praying that, if it were possible, he might not have to face the ordeal.
14:36 "Dear Father," he said, "all things are possible to you. Please - let me not have to drink this cup! Yet it is not what I want but what you want."
14:37-38 - Then he came and found them fast asleep. He spoke to Peter, "Are you asleep, Simon? Couldn't you manage to watch for a single hour? Watch and pray, all of you, that you may not have to face temptation. Your spirit is willing, but human nature is weak."
14:39-42 - Then he went away again and prayed in the same words, and once more he came and found them asleep. they could not keep their eyes open and they did not know what to say for themselves. When he came back for the third time, he said "Are you still going to sleep and