Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial(A)

27 “You will all fall away,” Jesus told them, “for it is written:

“‘I will strike the shepherd,
    and the sheep will be scattered.’[a](B)

28 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”(C)

29 Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I will not.”

30 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “today—yes, tonight—before the rooster crows twice[b] you yourself will disown me three times.”(D)

31 But Peter insisted emphatically, “Even if I have to die with you,(E) I will never disown you.” And all the others said the same.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 14:27 Zech. 13:7
  2. Mark 14:30 Some early manuscripts do not have twice.

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial(A)

27 Then Jesus told them, “All of you will turn against me, because it is written,

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

28 However, after I’ve been raised, I’ll go to Galilee ahead of you.”

29 But Peter told him, “Even if everyone else turns against you, I certainly won’t.”

30 Jesus told him, “I tell you[b] with certainty, today, this very night, before a rooster crows twice, you’ll deny me three times.”

31 But Peter[c] kept saying emphatically, “Even if I have to die with you, I’ll never deny you!” And all the others kept saying the same thing.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 14:27 Cf. Zech 13:7
  2. Mark 14:30 The Gk. pronoun you is sing.
  3. Mark 14:31 Lit. he