these were Simon, whom he sirnam'd Peter, James the son of Zebedee,

having suffered much from several physicians, she had spent all her fortune, and instead of being any thing the better, she rather grew worse.

and he suffered no man to follow him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James:

but who, said he, do you take me to be? Peter answered, you are the Messiah:

and this he said in such an undisguised manner, that Peter took him aside, and pretended to reprimand him.

but Jesus return'd, and looking upon his disciples, he gave Peter this rebuke, be gone, thou adversary, your views are all worldly, regardless of what is divine.

Six days after Jesus took Peter, James and John, and accompanied them up a high mountain in private; and was transfigured in their presence.

then Peter thus address'd himself to Jesus, master, it is proper for us to be here: let us make therefore three tabernacles, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elias.

but if any one shall cause the meanest of those, who believe in me, to transgress, it had been better for him that a milstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea.

if even thy hand should make thee transgress, saw it off, and cast it away, it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than to have both hands and go into Gehenna, the unextinguishable fire:

and if thy foot make thee transgress, saw it off, it is better for you to enter into life, tho' lame, than to have both feet, and be thrown into Gehenna, the unextinguishable fire:

and if your eye make you transgress, pull it out; it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God, with but one eye, than to have two, and be thrown into the Gehenna of fire: where the worm does not die,

Then Peter thus address'd himself to Jesus, you see we have left every thing to follow you.

but shall receive at present in this age, what will be a hundred times better to him, than houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, tho' with persecution: and in the age to come eternal life.

Peter remembring the tree, said, master, see the fig-tree, which you cursed, is quite withered.

and when he was sitting upon the mount of Olives over-against the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew said to him in private, tell us,

then the brother shall betray his brother to death, and the father his son: children shall prosecute their parents, and be the instruments to take away their lives:

Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests, in order to betray him to them.

they were glad to hear him, and promis'd to give him money. upon which he contriv'd the most favourable occasion to betray him.

and as they sat eating, Jesus said, verily I say unto you, one of you that is eating with me, will betray me.

the son of man is going indeed, according to what is written of him: but wo to that man, by whom the son of man is betrayed: it would be better for that man, if he had never been born.

upon which Peter said to him, tho' all should stagger, yet I will not.

but he took with him Peter, James, and John. then he began to be in a great consternation and anguish of mind. and he said to them; my soul is exceeding sorrowful,

Then he return'd, and having found them sleeping, he said to Peter, Simon, are you asleep? could you not watch one hour?

Peter followed at a distance, even into the palace of the high priest: where he sat down among the servants to warm himself at the fire.

In the mean time Peter was in the entry of the hall, where one of the maids belonging to the high priest came:

and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked earnestly upon him, and said, you too was with Jesus the Nazarene.

but he denied it again. a little time after, they that stood by, still urg'd Peter, saying, you are certainly one of his disciples, for your speech shows you to be a Galilean.

and the cock crowed for the second time. then Peter calling to mind that expression of Jesus, "before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice," he cover'd his head and wept.

go, tell Peter and the rest of his disciples, that he is gone before you into Galilee: there you will see him, as he foretold you.