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31 Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’Zechariah 13:7 32 But after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee.”

33 But Peter answered him, “Even if all will be made to stumble because of you, I will never be made to stumble.”

34 Jesus said to him, “Most certainly I tell you that tonight, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”

35 Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you.” All of the disciples also said likewise.

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Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial(A)

31 Then Jesus told them, “All of you will turn against me this very night, because it is written,

‘I will strike the shepherd,
    and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’[a]

32 However, after I have been raised, I will go to Galilee ahead of you.”

33 But Peter told him, “Even if everyone else turns against you, I certainly won’t!”

34 Jesus told him, “I tell you[b] with certainty, before a rooster crows this very night, you will deny me three times.”

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

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:31 Cf. Zech 13:7
  2. Matthew 26:34 The Gk. pronoun you is sing.