Mark 14:27-52

Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane Mark 14:27-52: Jesus said, "All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered." Jesus promised His resurrection and that He would go before them into Galilee. Peter protested saying that even if the others betrayed the Lord that he would not. Jesus said, "This very night before a rooster crows twice, you will say three times that you do not know me." Then all the apostles promised not to betray the Lord.

Jesus took Peter, James and John and went into a garden called Gethsemane, and He told them, "Sit here while I pray." Jesus was so sorrowful that He felt like He was dying. He asked the apostles to watch while He prayed. Jesus prayed "take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt." He was very saddened when He found the disciples sleeping. This led to Jesus' great statement, "The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak." The same scene was repeated twice more and after the third time the mob came to take Jesus. Judas betrayed Him with a kiss. Peter made a feeble defense of Jesus by cutting off a man's ear with a sword. Concerning those that fled Mark's gospel says, "One of them was a young man who was wearing only a linen cloth. And when the men grabbed him, he left the cloth behind and ran away naked."