²⁸ And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.”

⁶⁸ Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have ^(A)the words of eternal life,

Gifts of Grace

³ For ^(A)by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you ^(B)not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, ^(C)each according to ^(D)the measure of faith that God has assigned.

Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial

³⁶ Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” ^(A)Jesus answered him, “Where I am going ^(B)you cannot follow me now, ^(C)but you will follow afterward.” ^37 (D)Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” ³⁸ Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(E)the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.

^33 (A)Peter answered him, “Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away.” ^34 (B)Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, ^(C)before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” ^35 (D)Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!” And all the disciples said the same.

⁴⁹ And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, “Lord, shall we strike ^(A)with the sword?” ⁵⁰ And one of them struck the servant^[a] of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial

³¹ “Simon, Simon, behold, ^(A)Satan demanded to have you,^{[a] (B)}that he might sift you like wheat, ³² but ^(C)I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, ^(D)strengthen your brothers.” ³³ Peter^[b] said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both ^(E)to prison and ^(F)to death.” ^34 (G)Jesus^[c] said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day, until you deny three times that you know me.”

³¹ But ^(A)he said emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And they all said the same.

²⁷ Then Peter said in reply, “See, ^(A)we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?”