27 (A)And Jesus *said to them, “You will all [a]fall away, because it is written: ‘(B)I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ 28 But after I am raised, (C)I will go ahead of you to Galilee.” 29 But Peter said to Him, “Even if they all [b]fall away, yet I will not!” 30 And Jesus *said to him, “Truly I say to you, that [c](D)this very night, before (E)a rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny Me three times.” 31 But [d]Peter repeatedly said insistently, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And they all were saying the same thing as well.

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  1. Mark 14:27 I.e., have a lapse in faith
  2. Mark 14:29 I.e., have a lapse in faith
  3. Mark 14:30 Lit today, on this night
  4. Mark 14:31 Lit he

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial

27 And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, because it is written,

‘I will strike the shepherd
    and the sheep will be scattered.’[a]

28 But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.” 29 But Peter said to him, “Even if they all fall away, certainly I will not!” 30 And Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that today—this night—before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times!” 31 But he kept saying emphatically, “If it is necessary for me to die with you, I will never deny you!” And they all were saying the same thing also.

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  1. Mark 14:27 A quotation from Zech 13:7