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.

He appointed the Twelve:

To Simon, He gave the name Peter;

He did not let anyone accompany Him except Peter, James, and John, James’s brother.

“But you,” He asked them again, “who do you say that I am?”

Peter answered Him, “You are the Messiah!”

He was openly talking about this. So Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.

But turning around and looking at His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan, because you’re not thinking about God’s concerns, but man’s!”

After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up on a high mountain by themselves to be alone. He was transformed in front of them,

Then Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it’s good for us to be here! Let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—

“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 thrown into the sea.

And if your hand causes your downfall, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go to hell—the unquenchable fire,

And if your foot causes your downfall, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell— [the unquenchable fire,

And if your eye causes your downfall, gouge it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,

Peter began to tell Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”

Then Peter remembered and said to Him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that You cursed is withered.”

While He was sitting on the Mount of Olives across from the temple complex, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,

Then brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise up against parents and put them to death.

And when they heard this, they were glad and promised to give him silver. So he started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him.

While they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “I assure you: One of you will betray Me—one who is eating with Me!”

For 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, I will certainly not!”

He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be deeply distressed and horrified.

Then He came and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you sleeping?” He asked Peter. “Couldn’t you stay awake one hour?

Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the high priest’s courtyard. He was sitting with the temple police, warming himself by the fire.

While Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the high priest’s servants came.

When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus.”

But again he denied it. After a little while those standing there said to Peter again, “You certainly are one of them, since you’re also a Galilean!”

Immediately a rooster crowed a second time, and Peter remembered when Jesus had spoken the word to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” When he thought about it, he began to weep.

But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see Him there just as He told you.’”

When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, because I’m a sinful man, Lord!”

And no one, after drinking old wine, wants new, because he says, ‘The old is better.’”

Simon, whom He also named Peter,
and Andrew his brother;
James and John;
Philip and Bartholomew;

“Who touched Me?” Jesus asked.

When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the crowds are hemming You in and pressing against You.”

After He came to the house, He let no one enter with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.

“But you,” He asked them, “who do you say that I am?”

Peter answered, “God’s Messiah!”

About eight days after these words, He took along Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray.

Peter and those with him were in a deep sleep, and when they became fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who were standing with Him.

As the two men were departing from Him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it’s good for us to be here! Let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said.

“Lord,” Peter asked, “are You telling this parable to us or to everyone?”

It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

Then Peter said, “Look, we have left what we had and followed You.”

Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and if it falls on anyone, it will grind him to powder!”

So he accepted the offer and started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him to them when the crowd was not present.

Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover meal for us, so we can eat it.”

“I tell you, Peter,” He said, “the rooster will not crow today until you deny three times that you know Me!”

They seized Him, led Him away, and brought Him into the high priest’s house. Meanwhile Peter was following at a distance.

They lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, and Peter sat among them.

After a little while, someone else saw him and said, “You’re one of them too!”

“Man, I am not!” Peter said.

But Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

Then the Lord turned and looked at Peter. So Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”

Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. When he stooped to look in, he saw only the linen cloths. So he went home, amazed at what had happened.

Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John and followed Him.

Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter.

He asked them at what time he got better. “Yesterday at seven in the morning the fever left him,” they answered.

One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,

But there are some among you who don’t believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning those who would not believe and the one who would betray Him.)

Simon Peter answered, “Lord, who will we go to? You have the words of eternal life.

He was referring to Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son, one of the Twelve, because he was going to betray Him.

Then one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot (who was about to betray Him), said,

Now by the time of supper, the Devil had already put it into the heart of Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son, to betray Him.

He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”

“You will never wash my feet—ever!” Peter said.

Jesus replied, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with Me.”

Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head.”

For He knew who would betray Him. This is why He said, “You are not all clean.”