Near the gate of the garden, Jesus had left all His disciples except Peter, James, and John, and He had gone into the garden with these three. They were His most earnest followers, and had been His closest companions. But He could not bear that even they should witness the suffering He was to endure. He said to them:

Ved indgangen til haven havde Jesus efterladt alle sine disciple undtagen Peter, Jakob og Johannes, som han havde taget med sig ind i haven. De var hans mest hengivne efterfølgere og havde været hans fortroligste ledsagere. Men han tålte end ikke, at de skulle være vidne til den lidelse, han skulle igennem. Han sagde til dem: