Dutch
Jezus kwam met zijn leerlingen bij een plek die Getsemane heette. ‘Ga hier zitten. Ik ga daar bidden,’ zei hij.
English translation
Jesus came with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane. “Sit here. I’m going over there to pray,” he said.
Dutch · Beginner
Het paasverhaal
Adapted from The Easter Story
Jesus prays in Gethsemane, is arrested, tried, crucified, buried, and raised from the dead.
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Verdriet in Getsemane
Sorrow in Gethsemane
Dutch
Hij nam Petrus en de twee zonen van Zebedeüs mee. Jezus werd heel verdrietig en bang. Hij zei tegen hen: ‘Ik ben zo verdrietig dat ik bijna sterf. Blijf hier en blijf met mij wakker.’
English translation
He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him. Jesus became very sad and afraid. He said to them, “I’m so sad I could die. Stay here and stay awake with me.”
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