agony of seeing men He loved
destroyed by sin, all the pain which a sympathetic and pure spirit must
bear in a world like this, the contradiction of sinners, the provocation
and shame which daily attended Him--all this He bore because of sin and
for us, that we might be saved from lasting sin and unrelieved misery.
So that even if we cannot take this scene in the garden as an exact
representation of the whole substitutionary work of Christ, we can say
that by suffering with and for us He has saved us from sin and restored
us to life and to God.

FOOTNOTES:

[20] Luke xxii. 51.

[21] Matt. xxvi. 53.

XVIII.

_PETER'S DENIAL AND REPENTANCE._

"So the band and the chief captain, and the officers of the Jews,
seized Jesus and bound Him, and led Him to Annas first; for he was
father-in-law to Caiaphas, which was high priest that year. Now
Caiaphas was he which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was
expedient that one man should die for the people. And Simon Peter
followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Now that disciple was
known unto the high priest, and entered in with Jesus into the court
of the high priest; but Peter was standing at the door without. So
the other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, went out
and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter. The
maid therefore that kept the door saith unto Peter, Art thou also
one of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not. Now the servants
and the officers were standing there, having made a fire of coals;
for it was cold; and they were warming themselves: and Peter also
was with them, standing and warming himself.... Now Simon Peter was
standing and warming himself. They said therefore unto him, Art thou
also one of His disciples? He denied, and said, I am not. One of the
servants of the high priest, being a kinsman of him whose ear Peter
cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with Him? Peter
therefore denied again: and straightway the cock crew."--JOHN xviii.
12-18, 25-27.

The examination of Jesus immediately followed His arrest. He was first
led to Annas, who at once sent Him to Caiaphas, the high priest, that he
might carry out his policy of making one man a scapegoat for the
nation.[22] To John the most memorable incident of this midnight hour
was Peter's denial of his Master. It happened on this wise. The high
priest's pala