Matthew 26:31-35

GOD’S WORD Translation

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial^(A)

³¹ Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will abandon me tonight. Scripture says,

³² “But after I am brought back to life, I will go to Galilee ahead of you.”

³³ Peter said to him, “Even if everyone else abandons you, I never will.”

³⁴ Jesus replied to Peter, “I can guarantee this truth: Before a rooster crows tonight, you will say three times that you don’t know me.”

³⁵ Peter told him, “Even if I have to die with you, I’ll never say that I don’t know you!” All the other disciples said the same thing.