22:40. And when he was come to the place, he said to them: Pray, lest ye enter into temptation. 22:41. And he was withdrawn away from them a stone's cast. And kneeling down, he prayed. 22:42. Saying: Father, if thou wilt, remove this chalice from me: but yet not my will, but thine be done. 22:43. And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony, he prayed the longer. 22:44. And his sweat became as drops of blood, trickling down upon the ground. 22:45. And when he rose up from prayer and was come to the disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow. 22:46. And he said to them: Why sleep you? Arise: pray: lest you enter into temptation. 22:47. As he was yet speaking, behold a multitude; and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near to Jesus, for to kiss him. 22:48. And Jesus said to him: Judas, dost thou betray the Son of man with a kiss? 22:49. And they that were about him, seeing what would follow, said to him: Lord, shall we strike with the sword? 22:50. And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. 22:51. But Jesus answering, said: Suffer ye thus far. And when he had touched his ear, he healed him. 22:52. And Jesus said to the chief priests and magistrates of the temple and the ancients, that were come unto him: Are ye come out, as it were against a thief, with swords and clubs? 22:53. When I was daily with you in the temple, you did not stretch forth your hands against me: but this is your hour and the power of darkness. 22:54. And apprehending him, they led him to the high priest's house. But Peter followed afar off. 22:55. And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall and were sitting about it, Peter was in the midst of them. 22:56. Whom when a certain servant maid had seen sitting at the light and had earnestly beheld him, she said: This man also was with him. 22:57. But he denied him, saying: Woman, I know him not. 22:58. And after a little while, another seeing him, said: Thou also art one of them. But Peter said: O man, I am not. Another, etc. . .Observe here, in order to reconcile the four Evangelists, that divers persons concurred in charging Peter with being Christ's disciple; till at length they brought him to deny him thrice. 1. The porteress that let him in, and afterwards seeing him at the fire, first put the question to him; and then positively affirmed that he was with Christ. 2. Another maid accused him to the standers by; and gave occasion to the man here mentioned to renew the charge against him, which caused the second denial. 3. Others of the company took notice of his being a Galilean; and were seconded by the kinsman of Malchus, who affirmed he had seen him in the garden. And this drew on the third denial.