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48 And his betrayer gave them a sign, saying: Whom I shall kiss, that is he; hold him fast.
49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said: Hail, Rabbi; and kissed him.
50 And Jesus said to him: Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then they came, and laid hands on Jesus, and held him fast.
51 And, behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and striking the servant of the high priest took off his ear.
52 Then says Jesus to him: Put back thy sword into its place; for all they who take the sword shall perish with the sword.
53 Thinkest thou that I can not now pray to my Father, and he will send me more than twelve legions of angels?
54 How then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
55 In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes: Are ye come out as against a robber, with swords and staves, to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye did not lay hold of me.
56 But all this has been done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then the disciples all forsook him, and fled.
57 And they who laid hold of Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
58 And Peter followed him afar off, unto the court of the high priest; and entering in, he sat with the servants, to see the end.
59 And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death;