As He was walking along the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen.

If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to go into hell!

When Jesus went into Peter’s house, He saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.

These are the names of the 12 apostles:

First, Simon, who is called Peter,
and Andrew his brother;
James the son of Zebedee,
and John his brother;

“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will even rise up against their parents and have them put to death.

“Lord, if it’s You,” Peter answered Him, “command me to come to You on the water.”

“Come!” He said.

And climbing out of the boat, Peter started walking on the water and came toward Jesus.

Then Peter replied to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God!”

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the forces of Hades will not overpower it.

Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, “Oh no, Lord! This will never happen to You!”

But He turned and told Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me because you’re not thinking about God’s concerns, but man’s.”

After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it’s good for us to be here! If You want, I will make three tabernacles here: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

When they came to Capernaum, those who collected the double-drachma tax approached Peter and said, “Doesn’t your Teacher pay the double-drachma tax?”

“But whoever causes the downfall of one of these little ones who believe in Me—it would be better for him if a heavy millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned in the depths of the sea!

If your hand or your foot causes your downfall, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

And if your eye causes your downfall, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye, rather than to have two eyes and be thrown into hellfire!

Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how many times could my brother sin against me and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”

His disciples said to Him, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it’s better not to marry!”

Then Peter responded to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You. So what will there be for us?”

[Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whoever it falls, it will grind him to powder!]”

Then many will take offense, betray one another and hate one another.

And from that time he started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him.

While they were eating, He said, “I assure you: One of you will betray Me.”

He replied, “The one who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl—he will betray Me.

The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”

Peter told Him, “Even if everyone runs away because of You, I will never run away!”

“Even if I have to die with You,” Peter told Him, “I will never deny You!” And all the disciples said the same thing.

Taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.

Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He asked Peter, “So, couldn’t you stay awake with Me one hour?

Meanwhile, Peter was following Him at a distance right to the high priest’s courtyard. He went in and was sitting with the temple police to see the outcome.

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant approached him and she said, “You were with Jesus the Galilean too.”

After a little while those standing there approached and said to Peter, “You certainly are one of them, since even your accent gives you away.”

and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.

So they conferred together and bought the potter’s field with it as a burial place for foreigners.

and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.