Jesus Tells How Peter Will Lie about Him ^(A)

³¹ Jesus said to them, “All of you will be ashamed of Me and leave Me tonight. For it is written, ‘I will kill the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be spread everywhere.’ ^{(B) 32} After I am raised from the dead, I will go before you to the country of Galilee.”

³³ Peter said to Jesus, “Even if all men give up and turn away because of You, I will never.” ³⁴ Jesus said to him, “For sure, I tell you, before a rooster crows this night, you will say three times you do not know Me.” ³⁵ Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never say I do not know You.” And all the followers said the same thing.

Jesus Tells How Peter Will Lie about Him ^(A)

²⁷ Jesus said to them, “All of you will be ashamed of Me and leave Me tonight. For it is written, ‘I will kill the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will spread everywhere.’ ^{(B) 28} After I am raised from the dead, I will go before you into the country of Galilee.” ²⁹ Peter said to Him, “Even if all men are ashamed of You and leave You, I never will.” ³⁰ Jesus said to him, “For sure, I tell you, that today, even tonight, before a rooster crows two times, you will say three times you do not know Me.” ³¹ Peter spoke with strong words, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never say that I do not know You.” All the followers said the same thing.

Jesus Tells How Peter Will Lie about Him ^(A)

³⁶ Simon Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, where are You going?” Jesus answered, “You cannot follow Me now where I am going. Later you will follow Me.” ³⁷ Peter said to Jesus, “Why can I not follow You now? I will die for You.” ³⁸ Jesus answered Peter, “Will you die for Me? For sure, I tell you, before a rooster crows, you will have said three times that you do not know Me.”