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198 • T HE S TO RY OF G OD I N C H R I S T : T HE F ULLNESS OF T I ME

Betrayal in the Garden Matthew 26.47-56

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Key Verse

Matthew 26.53-54 “Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels? But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?”

Theme

Christ submits completely to the will of the Father and his kingdom purposes.

Setting

The Garden of Gethsemane

• Jesus • Judas • An armed crowd from the priests and elders • Peter – the disciple with a sword

Major Characters

Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss