that you may better know the certainty of those things that you have been taught.

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' feet and said, "Leave me, Lord, because I am a sinful man."

Simon whom he named Peter, his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,

A pupil is not better than his teacher, but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher.

Then Jesus said, "Who was it that touched me?" But as all were denying that they had done so, Peter said, "Master, the crowds are jamming you and jostling you."

When He reached the house, He let no one go in with Him but Peter, James, and John, and the child's father and mother.

So He said to them, "But who do you, yourselves, say that I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of God!"

Now about eight days after Jesus said this, He took Peter, John, and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.

Now Peter and his companions had been overcome by sleep, but all at once they became wide awake and saw His splendor and the two men who were standing with Him.

And just as they were starting to leave Him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah" -- although he did not know what he was saying.

But He said, "Yes, but better still, blessed are those who listen to God's message and practice it!"

Peter said to Him, "Lord, do you mean this story for us, or is it for everybody?"

But when you are invited anywhere, go and take the lowest place, so that when your host comes in, he may say to you, 'My friend, come up to a better place.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all your fellow-guests.

It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck, and he be hurled into the sea, than for him to ensnare one of these lowly ones.

Then Peter said to Him, "We have left our very own, homes and all, and have followed you."

So he went off and discussed with the high priests and captains of the temple how he could betray Him to them.

He in turn accepted their offer and began to seek a favorable opportunity to betray Him to them without exciting an uprising.

So He sent Peter and John, saying to them, "Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover meal."

But Peter said to Him, "Lord, I am ready to go even to prison and to death with you!"

But He said, "I tell you, Peter, the cock will not crow today before you deny three times that you know me!"

Then Jesus said to him, "Judas, will you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?"

Then they arrested Him and led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest. Peter was following at a distance.

And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had taken their seats together, Peter, too, was sitting among them.

A little later a man looked at him and said, "You are one of them too." But Peter said, "Man, I am not."

But Peter said, "Man, I do not know what you mean." And all at once, while he was still speaking, a cock crowed.

Then the Lord turned and looked at Peter, and Peter was reminded of the word that the Lord had spoken to him, "Before a cock crows today, you will disown me three times."

And he went outside and burst into bitter tears.

[Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb, and stooped down and saw the linen clothes but nothing else. Then he went home wondering at what had taken place.]