47 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great muhitude with Bwords and staves, from the Chief Priests and elders of the people. -
48 Now he that hetrayed liim gave them a sign, saying, AVhomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he : hold him fust.
4y And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.
50 And Jesus said unto him, FrieEd, wherefore art thou come ? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him,
51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out Ms hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the High Priest's, and smote off his ear.
52 Then said Jesus unto him. Put up again thy sword into his place : for all they tnat take the sword shall perish with the sword.
53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall pre- sently give me more than twelve legions of angels ?
54 But how then shall the Scrip- tures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no Lold'onme.
56 But all this was done, that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples for- sook Lim, and fled.
We see in these verses the cup of our Lord Jesus Christ's sufferings beginning to be filled. We see Him betrayed by one of His disciples, forsaken by the rest, and taken