³³ but ^(A)whoever denies me before men, ^(B)I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.

²⁶ For ^(A)whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed ^(B)when he comes in ^(C)his glory and the glory of the Father and of ^(D)the holy angels.

^23 (A)No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also.

False Prophets and Teachers

2 But ^(A)false prophets also arose among the people, ^(B)just as there will be false teachers among you, who will ^(C)secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master ^(D)who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

⁹ but ^(A)the one who denies me before men ^(B)will be denied ^(C)before the angels of God.

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

³⁸ For ^(A)whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this ^(B)adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed ^(C)when he comes in the glory of his Father with ^(D)the holy angels.”

⁷⁰ But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean.” ⁷¹ And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, “This man was with Jesus ^(A)of Nazareth.” ⁷² And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.” ⁷³ After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you too are one of them, for ^(B)your accent betrays you.” ⁷⁴ Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed. ⁷⁵ And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, ^(C)“Before the rooster crows, you will ^(D)deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.