⁶² And he went out and wept bitterly.

⁷⁵ And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, ^(A)“Before the rooster crows, you will ^(B)deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.

⁹ As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but ^(A)because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us.

¹⁰ For ^(B)godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas ^(C)worldly grief produces death. ¹¹ For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, but also what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, ^(D)what zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter.

¹² Therefore ^(A)let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.

⁷² And immediately the rooster crowed ^(A)a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, ^(B)“Before the rooster crows twice, you will ^(C)deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.^[a]

⁴ “Blessed are ^(A)those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Him Whom They Have Pierced

¹⁰ “And ^(A)I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and ^(B)pleas for mercy, so that, ^(C)when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, ^(D)they shall mourn for him, ^(E)as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.

^16 (A)And if any survivors escape, they will be on the mountains, like ^(B)doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, each one over his iniquity.

My Soul Thirsts for You