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

³¹ Then Jesus said to them. "This very night even you will all stumble and fall away from me; for it is written, 'I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

³² But after I am raised up I will go before you into Galilee."

³³ "If they all stumble and fall away from you," answered Peter, "I will never do so!"

³⁴ Jesus said to him, "In solemn truth I tell you that on this very night, before cockcrow, you will deny me three times!"

³⁵ But Peter said to him, "Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you." And so said all the disciples.

²⁷ And Jesus said to them. "All of you are about to stumble, for it is written, 'I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad.'"

²⁸ "But after my resurrection I will go before you into Galilee."

²⁹ "Although they all stumble and fall, yet will not I," answered Peter.

³⁰ Jesus said to him, "I tell you in solemn truth that you yourself, today on this very night, before the cock crow twice, shall three times disown me."

³¹ But Peter kept protesting passionately, "Though I must die with you, I will not disown you!" And they all kept saying the same.

³¹ "Simon, Simon," said the Lord, "behold, Satan has asked to have you all that he might sift you like wheat. ³² "But I made supplication for you that your own faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned again, must strengthen your brothers."

³³ "Lord," Simon said to him, "I am ready to go with you, both to prison and to death."

³⁴ "I tell you, Peter," he answered. "the cock will not crow this day until you will three times deny that you know me."

³¹ So when he was gone, Jesus said: "Now has the Son of man 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 straightway will he glorify him.

³³ "My little children, I am only to be with you a little longer. You will seek me; just as I said to the Jews, 'Where I go you cannot come,' so now I say to you.

³⁴ I give you a new commandment, Love one another! ³⁵ By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another."

³⁶ Simon Peter asked him, "Lord, where are you going?" "Where I am going," answered Jesus, "you cannot follow me now; but you shall follow me later."

³⁷ "Why cannot I follow you now, Master?" said Peter. "I will lay down my life for you." Jesus answered him.

³⁸ "Your life you will lay down for me? In solemn truth I tell you, the cock shall not crow before you have three times disowned me."