Prayer and Betrayal in Gethsemane

When did it happen?

Modern reckoning

AD 30

Traditional reckoning

AD 30

Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.

Where is it in the Bible?

• Matthew 26:36–56
• Mark 14:32–52
• Luke 22:39–53
• John 18:1–12

Who was there, and where?

• Jesus Christ
• Judas Iscariot
• Simon Peter

Where: Gethsemane.

Which verses connect to Matthew 26:36?

The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).

1. Mark 14:32–428 votes

   Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed. …

2. Luke 22:39–467 votes

   Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him. When He came to the place, He told them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.” …

3. Matthew 26:426 votes

   A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”

4. Matthew 26:395 votes

   Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

5. Psalm 22:1–23 votes

   For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning? I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.

6. Psalm 69:13–153 votes

   But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation. Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters. …