Book of Common Prayer

I Will Always Be Reminding You of These Things As Long As I Live

¹² Therefore, I will-certainly^[a] always be reminding you about these things, even though you are ones knowing and having been established in the truth being present with you. ¹³ And I regard it right for as long as I am in this [bodily] tent to be arousing you with a reminder, ¹⁴ knowing that the putting-off of my [bodily] tent is imminent, just as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ made-clear to me. ¹⁵ And I will also be diligent that at-any-time after my departure^[b], you may have the ability to produce the memory of these things.

For We Were Eyewitnesses of Christ’s Majesty And Glory

¹⁶ For we made-known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ— not having followed-after cleverly-devised myths, but having been made^[c] eyewitnesses of the majesty of that One. ¹⁷ For He having received from God the Father the honor and glory of such a voice^[d] having been carried^[e] to Him by the Majestic Glory— “This is My Son, My Beloved, in Whom I was^[f] well-pleased”— ¹⁸ we ourselves also heard this voice having been carried out of heaven, being with Him on the holy mountain.

And We Have God’s Prophetic Word More Firm

¹⁹ And we have the prophetic^[g] word as more-firm^[h], to which you are doing well to be paying-attention as to a lamp shining in a dismal^[i] place, until which time the day dawns and the morning-star rises in your hearts, ²⁰ knowing this first— that no prophecy of Scripture comes^[j] from one’s own^[k] interpretation^[l]. ²¹ For no prophecy was ever carried^[m] by the will of a human, but people being carried by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

Jesus Is Led Into The House of The High Priest; Peter Denies Him Three Times

⁵⁴ And having arrested Him, they led Him, and brought Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter was following at-a-distance. ⁵⁵ And they having kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard, and having sat-down-together, Peter was sitting amidst them. ⁵⁶ And a certain servant-girl, having seen him sitting toward the light, and having looked-intently at him, said “This one also was with Him”. ⁵⁷ But the one denied it, saying “I do not know Him, woman”. ⁵⁸ And after a short time, another man having seen him said, “You also are one of them”. But Peter said, “Man, I am not!” ⁵⁹ And about one hour having passed^[a], a certain other man was insisting, saying “In accordance with truth, this one also was with Him, for he also is a Galilean”. ⁶⁰ But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are saying”. And at-once, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. ⁶¹ And having turned, the Lord looked-at Peter. And Peter was reminded of the word of the Lord— how He said to him that “Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three-times”. ⁶² And having gone outside, he wept bitterly. ⁶³ And the men holding Him were mocking Him while beating Him. ⁶⁴ And having covered Him, they were asking Him, saying “Prophesy— who is the one having hit You?” ⁶⁵ And blaspheming, they were saying many other things against Him.

Jesus Is Led Before The Sanhedrin. He Tells Them He Is The Son of God

⁶⁶ And when it became day, the Council-of-elders of the people was gathered together— both chief priests and scribes. And they led Him away to their council^[b] [chamber], ⁶⁷ saying “If You are the Christ, tell us”. But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will by no means believe. ⁶⁸ And if I question you, you will by no means answer. ⁶⁹ But from now on, the Son of Man will be sitting^[c] on the right side of the power of God”.