Matthew 26:30-35
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30 When they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.(A)
Peter’s Denial Foretold
31 Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away[a] because of me this night, for it is written,
‘I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’(B)
32 “But after I am raised up, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”(C) 33 Peter said to him, “Even if all fall away[b] because of you, I will never fall away.”[c] 34 Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, this very night, before the cock crows, you will deny me three times.”(D) 35 Peter said to him, “Even though I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And so said all the disciples.(E)
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