Mark 14:32-52Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
The Prayer in the Garden
32 Then they came to a place named Gethsemane, and He told His
disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33 He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He
began to be deeply distressed and horrified. 34 Then He said to them, “My soul is swallowed up in sorrow[a] —to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake.” 35 Then He went a little farther, fell to the ground, and began to
pray that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him. 36 And He said, “Abba, Father! All
things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me.
Nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will.”
37 Then He came and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you
sleeping?” He asked Peter. “Couldn’t you stay awake one hour? 38 Stay awake and pray so that you won’t enter into
temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
39 Once again He went away and prayed, saying the same thing. 40 And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not
keep their eyes open.[b] They
did not know what to say to Him. 41 Then He came a third time
and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The time
has come. Look, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of
sinners. 42 Get up; let’s go! See—My betrayer is near.”
The Judas Kiss
43 While He was still speaking, Judas, one of the
Twelve, suddenly arrived. With him was a mob, with swords and clubs, from
the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders. 44 His betrayer had given them a signal. “The One I kiss,” he said,
“He’s the One; arrest Him and take Him away under guard.” 45 So when he came, he went right up to Him and said, “Rabbi!”—and
kissed Him. 46 Then they took hold of Him and arrested Him. 47 And one of those who stood by drew his sword, struck the high
priest’s slave, and cut off his ear.
48 But Jesus said to them, “Have you come out with swords and
clubs, as though I were a criminal,[c] to
capture Me? 49 Every day I was among you, teaching in the temple
complex, and you didn’t arrest Me. But the Scriptures must be
fulfilled.” 50 Then they all deserted Him and ran away.
51 Now a certain young man,[d] having
a linen cloth wrapped around his naked body, was following Him. They caught
hold of him, 52 but he left the linen cloth behind and ran away naked.
Question:
1.
Why did Jesus pray in the
garden?
A.
Jesus prayed because He
didn’t want to be crucified. He wanted
God to choose a different path. But
Jesus also knew that it wasn’t up to Him.
It was up to His Father. The
crucifixion isn’t the hardest part, the hardest part is being away for God and
taking the sins of every person on Earth.
2.
What is Jesus referring to
when He says, “ Take this cup from Me, Nevertheless, not what I will, but what
You will?”
A.
The cup is the wrath of
God, that He will pour onto Jesus as He takes on everyone’s’ sins.
3.
Why did Judas betray Jesus?
A.
Judas betrayed Jesus for
money. He must have done it for
something else besides money, but we don’t know for sure what that is.
4.
What did Judas’ kiss
represent?
A.
It allowed the people
around him to know who they should arrest.
A kiss is usually a common greeting of friends. This was not that way, it was cynical.
5.
Jesus was upset with the
disciples about sleeping while Jesus is praying, why did He react this way?
A.
We tend to be lazy in our
faith at times. The disciples are
sleeping because they are naturally tired, but Jesus needs them to be awake to
pray for Him, so these things wouldn’t happen, or Jesus was hoping to alter His
path. We need to understand the power of
pray as a first option. Not a second
option. It’s the most important option
with a direct route to God. He is our
creator and helper. He wants us to call
on Him all the time. He will listen and
take action when we pray.
