Matthew 26:34-35

26:34 Jesus said to him, “I tell you the truth, ¹  on this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” 26:35 Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all the disciples said the same thing.

Matthew 26:40-43

26:40 Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He ²  said to Peter, “So, couldn’t you stay awake with me for one hour? 26:41 Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 26:42 He went away a second time and prayed, ³  “My Father, if this cup ⁴  cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will must be done.” 26:43 He came again and found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open. ⁵ 

Matthew 26:51

26:51 But ⁶  one of those with Jesus grabbed ⁷  his sword, drew it out, and struck the high priest’s slave, ⁸  cutting off his ear.

Matthew 26:56

26:56 But this has happened so that ⁹  the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.

Matthew 26:58

26:58 But Peter was following him from a distance, all the way to the high priest’s courtyard. After ¹⁰  going in, he sat with the guards ¹¹  to see the outcome.

¹ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

³ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.

⁴ tn Grk “this”; the referent (the cup) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Grk “because their eyes were weighed down,” an idiom for becoming extremely or excessively sleepy (L&N 23.69).

⁵ tn Grk “And behold one.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

⁶ tn Grk “extending his hand, drew out his sword, and struck.” Because rapid motion is implied in the circumstances, the translation “grabbed” was used.

⁷ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

⁶ tn Grk “But so that”; the verb “has happened” is implied.

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁸ sn The guards would have been the guards of the chief priests who had accompanied Judas to arrest Jesus.