27 And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will (A)strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ 28 But after I am raised up, (B)I will go before you to Galilee.” 29 (C)Peter said to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not.” 30 And (D)Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before (E)the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” 31 But (F)he said emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And they all said the same.

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Peter’s Denial Predicted

27 Then(A) Jesus said to them, “All of you will fall away,[a] because it is written:(B)

I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep(C) will be scattered.[b](D)

28 But after I have risen,(E) I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”(F)

29 Peter(G) told him, “Even if everyone falls away, I will not.”

30 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to him, “today, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”(H)

31 But he kept insisting, “If I have to die with you, I will never deny you.” And they all said the same thing.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:27 Other mss add because of me this night
  2. 14:27 Zch 13:7