The disciples had thought that their Master would not suffer Himself to be taken. For the same power that had caused the mob to fall as dead men could keep them helpless, until Jesus and His companions should escape. They were disappointed and indignant as they saw the cords brought forward to bind the hands of Him whom they loved. Peter in his anger rashly drew his sword and tried to defend his Master, but he only cut off an ear of the high priest's servant. When Jesus saw what was done, He released His hands, though held firmly by the Roman soldiers, and saying, "Suffer ye thus far," He touched the wounded ear, and it was instantly made whole. He then said to Peter, "Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He shall presently give Me more than twelve legions of angels?"--a legion in place of each one of the disciples. Oh, why, the disciples thought, does He not save Himself and us? Answering their unspoken thought, He added, "But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?" "The cup which My Father hath given Me, shall I not drink it?"

Disciplene havde tænkt, at deres Mester ikke ville have fundet sig i at blive grebet; thi den samme magt, der havde fået skaren til at falde om som døde, kunne være blevet ved med at gøre dem magtesløse, indtil Jesus og hans ledsagere var undkommet. De blev skuffede og harmfulde, da de så rebene blive taget frem for at binde hænderne på ham, som de elskede. I sin vrede drog Peter ubetænksomt sit sværd og prøvede at forsvare sin Mester, men han huggede blot øret af ypperstepræstens tjener. Da Jesus så, hvad der var sket, gjorde han sine hænder fri, skønt de romerske soldater holdt godt fast, og sagde: "Lad dem kun gå så vidt!" Han rørte ved det sårede øre, og det blev straks lægt. Derefter sagde han til Peter: "Stik dit sværd i skeden igen; thi alle, som griber til sværd, skal falde for sværd. Eller mener du, at jeg ikke kan bede min Fader, at han med det samme sender mig mere end tolv legioner engle" en legion i hver af disciplenes sted. Disciplene tænkte: Hvorfor frelser han dog ikke sig selv og os? Han besvarede deres uudtalte tanker ved at tilføje: "Men hvordan skulle så de skriftord gå i opfyldelse, der siger, at således skal det ske?" "Skulle jeg ikke drikke den kalk, som min Fader har givet mig?"