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But Peter was so sure of himself that he said, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never say that I don't know you!" All the others said the same thing.

Jesus walked on a little way. Then he knelt down on the ground and prayed, "Father, if it is possible, don't let this happen to me! Father, you can do anything. Don't make me suffer by having me drink from this cup. But do what you want, and not what I want."

Stay awake and pray that you won't be tested. You want to do what is right, but you are weak."

But when he returned to the disciples, he found them sleeping again. They simply could not keep their eyes open, and they did not know what to say.

Day after day I was with you and taught in the temple, and you didn't arrest me. But what the Scriptures say must come true."

The chief priests and the whole council tried to find someone to accuse Jesus of a crime, so they could put him to death. But they could not find anyone to accuse him.

Many people did tell lies against Jesus, but they did not agree on what they said.

But even then they did not agree on what they said.

But Jesus kept quiet and did not say a word. The high priest asked him another question, "Are you the Messiah, the Son of the glorious God?"

But Jesus did not answer, and Pilate was amazed.

But the chief priests told the crowd to ask Pilate to free Barabbas.

Pilate asked, "But what crime has he done?" "Nail him to a cross!" they yelled even louder.

There they gave him some wine mixed with a drug to ease the pain, but he refused to drink it.

The chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses also made fun of Jesus. They said to each other, "He saved others, but he can't save himself.

Some women were looking on from a distance. They had come with Jesus to Jerusalem. But even before this they had been his followers and had helped him while he was in Galilee. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joseph were two of these women. Salome was also one of them.

But when they looked, they saw that the stone had already been rolled away. And it was a huge stone!

But when these disciples told what had happened, the others would not believe.

Anyone who believes me and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe me will be condemned.

But they did not have children. Elizabeth could not have any, and both Zechariah and Elizabeth were already old.

But the angel told him: Don't be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayers. Your wife Elizabeth will have a son, and you must name him John.