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27 And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away,[a] for it is written,

‘I will strike the shepherd,
    and the sheep will be scattered.’(A)

28 “But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.”(B) 29 Peter said to him, “Even though all fall away,[b] I will not.”(C) 30 Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, this day, this very night, before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times.”(D) 31 But he said vehemently, “Even though I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And all of them said the same.

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  1. 14.27 Or stumble
  2. 14.29 Or stumble

The Prediction of Peter’s Denial

27 Then[a] Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written,

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

28 But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.” 29 Peter said to him, “Even if they all fall away, I will not!” 30 Jesus said to him, “I tell you the truth,[c] today—this very night—before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” 31 But Peter[d] insisted emphatically,[e] “Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all of them said the same thing.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 14:27 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  2. Mark 14:27 sn A quotation from Zech 13:7.
  3. Mark 14:30 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amēn), I say to you.”
  4. Mark 14:31 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  5. Mark 14:31 tn Grk “said emphatically.”