45. Then Jesus went back to the followers and said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? The time has come for the Son of Man to be handed over to the control of sinful men.
46. Stand up! We must go. Here comes the one who will hand me over.”
47. While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve apostles came there. He had a big crowd of people with him, all carrying swords and clubs. They had been sent from the leading priests and the older leaders of the people.
48. Judas planned to do something to show them which one was Jesus. He said, “The one I kiss will be Jesus. Arrest him.”
49. So he went to Jesus and said, “Hello, Teacher!” Then Judas kissed him.
50. Jesus answered, “Friend, do the thing you came to do.” Then the men came and grabbed Jesus and arrested him.
51. When that happened, one of the followers with Jesus grabbed his sword and pulled it out. He swung it at the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear.
52. Jesus said to the man, “Put your sword back in its place. People who use swords will be killed with swords.
53. Surely you know I could ask my Father and he would give me more than twelve armies of angels.
54. But it must happen this way to show the truth of what the Scriptures said.”
55. Then Jesus said to the crowd, “Why do you come to get me with swords and clubs as if I were a criminal. Every day I sat in the Temple area teaching. You did not arrest me there.
56. But all these things have happened to show the full meaning of what the prophets wrote.” Then all of Jesus’ followers left him and ran away.
57. The men who arrested Jesus led him to the house of Caiaphas the high priest. The teachers of the law and the older Jewish leaders were gathered there.
58. Peter followed Jesus but stayed back at a distance. He followed him to the yard of the high priest’s house. Peter went in and sat with the guards. He wanted to see what would happen to Jesus.
59. The leading priests and the high council tried to find something against Jesus so that they could kill him. They tried to find people to lie and say that Jesus had done wrong.
60. Many people came and told lies about him. But the council could find no real reason to kill him. Then two people came