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The First Sorrowful Mystery - The Agony in the Garden

CHAPTER 9

The Prayer in the Garden.

When Jesus had said these things, He went with His disciples over the brook Cedron
unto the mount of
Olives, according to His custom. And they came into a country place where there was a garden called
Gethsemani, into which He entered with His disciples. And Judas also, who betrayed Him, knew the
place, because Jesus had often resorted thither together with His disciples.

And when He was come to the place, He said to them: "Pray, lest ye enter into temptation. Sit you
here, while I go yonder and pray." And taking with Him Peter and James and John, the two sons of
Zebedee, He began to fear and to be sad. Then He saith to them: "My soul is sorrowful even unto
death. Stay you here, and watch with Me."

And going a little further, [until] He was withdrawn away from them a stone's cast, He fell upon
His face, flat on the ground. And He prayed that if it might be, the hour might pass from Him. And
He saith: 'Abba, Father, all things are possible to Thee. Remove this chalice from Me; but not
what I will, but what Thou wilt."

And He cometh to His disciples and findeth them sleeping. And He saith to Peter: "What? Simon,
sleepest thou? Couldst thou not watch one hour with Me? Watch ye, and pray that you enter not
into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak:'
And going away again, He went and prayed, saying the same words: "My Father, if it be possible, let
this chalice pass from Me. Nevertheless if this chalice may not pass away, but I must drink it, Thy
will be done."

And when He returned, He found them again asleep (for their
eyes were heavy), and they knew not what to answer Him.