Matthew - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1079

MATTHEW.

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26--59 33 34 35 37 39 43 44 §zizr`s §r¤i2si. Then singing a. hymn, they want

out to the Mount of Olives; where A11 of you will e ashamed of Me t0~night; for it is written, I WILL STRIKE THE SHEPHERD, AND THB SHEEP OF HIS FLOGK WILL BB SGATTERED. ‘ But after My resurrection, I will go before you into Galilee. Peter, however, replying to Him,

If all are ashamed of You, I will never be ashamed ! said jesus, in

that in this very night, before a bugle 2 sounds, you will thrice deny Me ! Even if it should be necessary for

Peter declared I will never deny You!’ And in this way spoke all the disciples. in ibn ®arhzn uf, ®zil;szmanz. jesus afterwards accompanied them

into a garden named Gethsemane, and Sit you here, And taking Peter and two of the sons of Zebedee along with Him, He began to be distressed and overwhelmed. My soul is very full of grief, even to death; stay Then going forward a little, He fell upon My Father, if it is possible take this cup from Me! yet, not according to My desire, but according to Yours. Then returning to the disciples, He found them sleeping, and remarked to So it seems you are not strong enough to keep awake a single hour with Mel Watch and pray, so that you may not fall into temptation; your spirit indeed is willing, but the body weak. Again, for a second time, going

My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to pass by Me without My drink· ing it, let Your will be done! On returning, He found them again

asleep; for their eyes were heavy. So leaving them, and going away again, He prayed for the third time, G It was a Roman army bugle for signalling the relief of the Guard. making use of the self—same words. He then came to His disciples, and Sleep on now to the end, and refresh yourselves. The hour is near when the Son of Man will be betrayed into the hands of sinners. Arise! let us go forward; {or My betrayer is now at hand. Eh: §1·r2si nf Qzsns. And while He was still speaking,

judas, one of the twelve, came along with a great crowd, armed with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. Now His betrayer had given them a sign, The Mun I shall kiss, that is And at once ap- I hope and fervently kissed Him. Friend,

against whom have you come ?‘ 'l`hen rushing on, they seized hold of jesus, and arrested Him. There- upon, one of those who were with jesus, stretching out his hand, drew his sword, and struck the omcer of the High Priest, cutting on his ear. Return your sword into its place; for those who take the sword, will fall by means of the sword. Or do you imagine that I am notable to call upon My Father, and He would even now provide Me with more than twelve armies of angels? How, then, could the Scriptures be fulnlled, that it must come about in this way ? ’ jesus, at the same time, addressing

Have you come out against Me with swords and staves to arrest me like a robber? Day after day I have been sitting teaching you in the temple, and you did not arrest Me. But all this has occurred in order that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled. All the disciples then leaving Him, ned. Qzfurz Waiaplyas. Then those who had arrested jesus,

took Him away to Caiaphas, the High Priest, where the professors and elders were collected. Peter also followed at a distance, as far as the court of the High Priest; and entering, he sat down along with the omcers, to see the end. Now the chief priests, and the whole

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