Murdock(i)
48 And Judas the betrayer had given them a sign, saying: He it is, whom I shall kiss: him seize ye.
49 And forthwith he approached Jesus, and said: Hail, Rabbi; and kissed him.
50 And Jesus said to him: My friend, is it for this thou hast come? Then they came up, and laid their hands on Jesus, and took him.
51 And lo, one of them with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
52 Then Jesus said to him: Return the sword to its place; for all they that take swords, shall die by swords.
53 Supposest thou that I cannot ask of my Father, and he now assign me more than twelve legions of angels?
54 But how then would the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
55 At that time Jesus said to the multitude: Have ye come out, as against a cut-throat, with swords and clubs, to take me? I daily sat with you, and taught in the temple, and ye did not apprehend me.
56 And this occurred, that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then the disciples all forsook him and fled.
57 And they who apprehended Jesus carried him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the Scribes and Elders were assembled.
58 And Simon Cephas followed after him at a distance, unto the high priest's hall, and entered, and sat with the servants within, that he might see the issue.
59 And the chief priests and the Elders and the whole assembly sought for witnesses against Jesus, that they might put him to death;