The Daily Audio Bible

Jesus Tells The Disciples To Prepare For a New Assignment

³⁵ And He said to them, “When I sent you out without money-bag and [traveler’s] bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?” And the ones said, “Nothing”. ³⁶ And He said to them, “But now^[a] let the one having a money-bag take it. Likewise also a [traveler’s] bag. And let the one not having one sell his cloak and buy a sword. ³⁷ For I say to you that this [saying] having been written [in Isa 53:12] must be fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was counted^[b] with lawless ones’. For indeed the thing concerning Me has a fulfillment^[c]”. ³⁸ And the ones said, “Lord, behold— here are two swords”. And the One said to them, “It is enough”.

Jesus Waits And Prays On The Mount of Olives

³⁹ And having gone out, He went in accordance with His custom to the Mount of Olives. And the disciples also, they followed Him. ⁴⁰ And having come-to-be at the place, He said to them, “Be praying that you may not enter into temptation”. ⁴¹ And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw. And having put down His knees, He was praying, ⁴² saying “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me. Yet let not My will, but Yours be done”. ⁴³ And^[d] an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. ⁴⁴ And having come-to-be in agony, He was praying more-fervently. And His sweat became like^[e] drops of blood going down upon the ground. ⁴⁵ And having arisen from prayer, having come to the disciples, He found them being asleep because of grief. ⁴⁶ And He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Having stood-up, be praying that^[f] you may not enter into temptation”.

Jesus Is Betrayed With a Kiss, And Arrested

⁴⁷ While He was still speaking, behold— a crowd. And the one being called Judas, one of the twelve, was preceding^[g] them. And he drew-near to Jesus to kiss Him. ⁴⁸ And Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you handing-over the Son of Man with a kiss?” ⁴⁹ And the ones around Him, having seen the thing which will happen, said “Lord, shall we strike with a sword?” ⁵⁰ And a certain one of them struck the slave of the high priest and took-off his right ear. ⁵¹ But having responded, Jesus said, “Allow^[h] up to this”. And having touched his ear, He healed him. ⁵² And Jesus said to the chief priests and captains of the temple and elders having come against Him, “Did you come out with swords and clubs as-if against a robber? ⁵³ Daily while I was being with you in the temple, you did not stretch-out your hands against Me. But this is your hour, and the authority of darkness”.