4. the leading priests and some of the soldiers who guarded the Temple. He talked to them about a way to give Jesus to them.
5. They were pleased and promised to give Judas money.
6. Judas agreed. Then he waited for the best time to turn Jesus over to them without the crowd knowing it.
7. The Day of Unleavened Bread came. This was the day the Passover lambs had to be sacrificed.
8. Jesus said to Peter and John, “Go and prepare the Passover meal for us to eat.”
9. They asked, “Where do you want us to prepare it?”Jesus said to them,
39-40. Jesus left the city and went to the Mount of Olives. His followers went with him. (Jesus went there often.) He said to his followers, “Pray for strength against temptation.”
41. Then Jesus went about a stone’s throw away from them. He kneeled down and prayed,
42. “Father, if it is what you want, then let me not have this cup of suffering. But do what you want, not what I want.”
43. Then an angel from heaven appeared to him to help him.
44. Jesus was full of pain; he prayed even more. Sweat dripped from his face as if he were bleeding.
45. When he finished praying, he went to his followers. They were asleep. (Their sadness had made them very tired.)
46. Jesus said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray for strength against temptation.”