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

³¹ Then saith Jesus to them, All ye will be offended at 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 am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.

³³ Peter answering said to him, Tho' all should be offended at thee, I will never be offended.

³⁴ Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, before cock-crowing thou wilt deny me thrice.

³⁵ Peter saith to him, If I must die with thee, yet will I in no wise deny thee. In like manner also said all the disciples.

²⁷ And Jesus saith to them, Ye all will be offended at me this night; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.

²⁸ But after I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.

²⁹ But Peter said to him, Tho' all men shall be offended, yet will not I.

³⁰ Jesus saith to him, Verily I say to thee, That thou to-day, this night, before the cock crow twice, wilt deny me thrice.

³¹ But he said the more vehemently, If I must die with thee, I will in no wise deny thee. In like manner also said they all.

³¹ And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have you, that he might sift you as wheat. ³² But I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not: and when thou art returned, strengthen thy brethren.

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

³⁴ And he said, I tell thee, Peter, it shall not be the time of cockcrowing this day, before thou wilt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

³¹ Jesus saith, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified by him. ³² If God be glorified by him, God will also glorify him with himself, and will shortly glorify him.

³³ Little children, yet a little while I am with you: ye shall seek me, and as I said to the Jews, Whither I go ye cannot come, so now I say to you.

³⁴ A new commandment I give you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. ³⁵ By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

³⁶ Simon Peter saith to him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me hereafter.

³⁷ Peter saith to him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.

³⁸ Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily I say to thee, the cock shall not have crowed, till thou hast denied me thrice.