Peter’s Denial Predicted

31 Then Jesus said to them, “Tonight all of you will fall away because of me, for it is written:

I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.[a](A)

32 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”(B)

33 Peter told him, “Even if everyone falls away because of you, I will never fall away.”

34 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to him, “tonight, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”(C)

35 “Even if I have to die with you,” Peter told him, “I will never deny you,” and all the disciples said the same thing.

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Footnotes

  1. 26:31 Zch 13:7

31 Then Jesus *said to them, “You will all [a](A)fall away because of Me this night, for it is written: ‘(B)I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be (C)scattered.’ 32 But after I have been raised, (D)I will go ahead of you to Galilee.” 33 But Peter replied to Him, “Even if they all [b]fall away because of You, I will never fall away!” 34 Jesus said to him, (E)Truly I say to you that (F)this very night, before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” 35 Peter *said to Him, “(G)Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” All the disciples said the same thing as well.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:31 I.e., have a lapse in faith
  2. Matthew 26:33 I.e., from the faith