Matthew 26:31-35 - Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

³¹ Then Jesus said to them, You will all be offended with me this night; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered;

³² but after I have risen I will go before you into Galilee.

³³ And Peter answered and said to him, If all men shall be offended with you, I will not.

³⁴ Jesus said to him, I tell you truly, that this night, before the cock crows, you will deny me thrice.

³⁵ Peter said to him, If it should be necessary for me to die with you, I will by no means deny you. And all the disciples said the same.

²⁷ AND Jesus said to them, You will all be offended; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd and the sheep shall be scattered;

²⁸ but after I am raised I will go before you into Galilee.

²⁹ But Peter said to him, Even if all should be offended, yet I will not.

³⁰ And Jesus said to him, I tell you truly, that to-day, on this night, before the cock crows twice, you will deny me thrice.

³¹ And he said, more strongly, If it should be necessary for me to die with you I will by no means deny you; and they all said the same.

³¹ Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has desired you, to sift like wheat; ³² but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not entirely fail; and when you recover yourself, confirm your brothers.

³³ And he said to him, Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.

³⁴ And he said, I tell you, Peter, a cock shall not crow today, before you shall deny thrice that you know me.

³¹ When he had gone out Jesus said, Now the Son of man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. ³² If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and will immediately glorify him.

³³ My little children, I am with you yet a little while. You shall seek me, and as I said to the Jews, Where I go you cannot come, I now also say to you.

³⁴ I give you a new commandment to love another, as I have loved you that you also should love one another. ³⁵ By this shall all know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.

³⁶ Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where do you go? Jesus answered Where I go you cannot follow me now, but you shall follow afterwards.

³⁷ Peter said to him, Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.

³⁸ Jesus answered, Will you lay down your life for me? I tell you most truly, a cock shall not crow till you shall deny me thrice.