When he got up from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, exhausted from grief.

So he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not fall into temptation!”

When those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said, “Lord, should we use our swords?”

But they all shouted out together, “Take this man away! Release Barabbas for us!”

Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God and said, “Certainly this man was innocent!”

And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts.

And all those who knew Jesus stood at a distance, and the women who had followed him from Galilee saw these things.

The women who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it.

and when they returned from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.

and how our chief priests and rulers handed him over to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

Wasn’t it necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and enter into his glory?”

Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things written about himself in all the scriptures.

So they approached the village where they were going. He acted as though he wanted to go farther,

So they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. They found the eleven and those with them gathered together

Then he said to them, “Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

Then Jesus led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.

He was in the world, and the world was created by him, but the world did not recognize him.

For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.

I did not recognize him, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel.”

Jesus told the servants, “Fill the water jars with water.” So they filled them up to the very top.