While Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers Simon (also called Peter) and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, because they were fishermen.

So if your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your body parts than to have your whole body thrown into hell.

And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you. It is better for you to lose one of your body parts than to have your whole body go into hell."

Now if that is the way God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and thrown into an oven tomorrow, won't he clothe you much better you who have little faith?

When Jesus went into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying in bed, sick with a fever.

These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

Peter answered him, "Lord, if it's you, order me to come to you on the water."

Jesus said, "Come on!" So Peter got down out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came to Jesus.

Then Peter told him, "Explain to us this parable."

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

I tell you that you are Peter, and it is on this rock that I will build my congregation, and the powers of hell will not conquer it.

Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "God be merciful to you, Lord! This must never happen to you!"

But Jesus turned and told Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are an offense to me, because you are not thinking God's thoughts but human thoughts!"

Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

Then Peter told Jesus, "Lord, it's good that we're here! If you want, I'll set up three shelters one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came up to Peter and asked, "Your teacher pays the temple tax, doesn't he?"

He answered, "Yes." When Peter went home, Jesus spoke to him first and asked him, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings on the earth collect tolls or tributes? From their own subjects, or from foreigners?"

"If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a large millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned at the bottom of the sea.

"So if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life injured or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.

And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell fire.

Then Peter came up and asked him, "Lord, how many times may my brother sin against me and I have to forgive him? Seven times?"

"Look!" Peter replied. "We have left everything and followed you. So what will we get?"

Then many people will fall away, will betray one another, and will hate one another.

"But the wise ones replied, "No! There will never be enough for us and for you. You'd better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.'

and inquired, "What are you willing to give me if I betray Jesus to you?" They offered him 30 pieces of silver,

and from then on he began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.

While they were eating, he said, "I tell all of you with certainty, one of you is going to betray me."

He replied, "The man who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.

The Son of Man is going away, just as it has been written about him. How terrible it will be for that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for him if he had never been born."

Then Judas, who was going to betray him, asked, "Rabbi, I'm not the one, am I?" Jesus told him, "You have said so."

But Peter told him, "Even if everyone else turns against you, I certainly won't!"

Peter told him, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!" And all the disciples said the same thing.

Taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him, he began to be grieved and troubled.

When he went back to the disciples, he found them asleep. He told Peter, "So, you men couldn't stay awake with me for one hour, could you?

Peter, however, followed him at a distance as far as the high priest's courtyard. He went inside and sat down with the servants to see how this would end.

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard when a servant girl came up to him and said, "You, too, were with Jesus the Galilean."

After a little while, the people who were standing there came up and told Peter, "Obviously you're also one of them, because your accent gives you away."

Peter remembered the words of Jesus when he said, "Before a rooster crows, you'll deny me three times." Then he went outside and cried bitterly.

So they decided to use the money to buy the Potter's Field as a burial ground for foreigners.

and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me."

He appointed the Twelve: Simon (whom he named Peter),

Jesus allowed no one to go further with him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.

Peter answered him, "You are the Messiah!" Jesus sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about him.

Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, Jesus rebuked Peter, saying, "Get behind me, Satan, because you're not thinking God's thoughts, but human thoughts!"

Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain to be alone with him. His appearance was changed in front of them,

Then Peter told Jesus, "Rabbi, it's good that we're here! Let's set up three shelters one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

(Peter didn't know how to respond, because they were terrified.)

"If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a large millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

So if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It's better for you to enter life injured than to have two hands and go to hell, to the fire that cannot be put out.

And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It's better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.

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

Then Peter began to say to him, "See, we have left everything and followed you."

Remembering what Jesus had said, Peter pointed out to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has dried up!"

As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives facing the Temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew were asking him privately,

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

Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the high priests to betray Jesus to them.

After they had listened to him, they were delighted and promised to give him money. So he began to look for a good opportunity to betray him.

While they were at the table eating, Jesus said, "I tell all of you with certainty, one of you is going to betray me, one who is eating with me."

For the Son of Man is going away, just as it has been written about him, but how terrible it will be for that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for him if he had never been born."

But Peter told him, "Even if everyone else turns against you, I certainly won't."

But Peter kept saying emphatically, "Even if I have to die with you, I'll never deny you!" And all the others kept saying the same thing.

He took Peter, James, and John along with him, and he began to feel distressed and troubled.

When he went back, he found his disciples asleep. "Simon, are you asleep?" he asked Peter. "You couldn't stay awake for one hour, could you?

Peter followed Jesus at a distance as far as the high priest's courtyard. He was sitting with the servants and warming himself at the fire.

While Peter was down in the courtyard, one of the high priest's servant girls came by.

When she saw Peter warming himself, she glared at him and said, "You, too, were with Jesus from Nazareth."

Again he denied it. After a little while, the people who were standing there began to say to Peter again, "Obviously you're one of them, because you are a Galilean!"

Just then a rooster crowed a second time. Peter remembered that Jesus told him, "Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times." Then he broke down and cried.

But go and tell his disciples especially Peter that Jesus is going ahead of you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you."

When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus' knees and said, "Leave me, Lord! I am a sinful man!" -

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

A disciple is not better than his teacher. But everyone who is fully-trained will be like his teacher.

Jesus asked, "Who touched me?" While everyone was denying it, Peter and those who were with him said, "Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressing in on you."

When he arrived at the man's house, he allowed no one to go in with him except Peter, John, James, and the young girl's father and mother.

He asked them, "But who do you say I am?" "God's Messiah," Peter replied.

Now about eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John, and James with him and went up on a mountain to pray.

Now Peter and the men with him had been overcome by sleep. When they woke up, they saw Jesus' glory and the two men standing with him.

Just as Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter told Jesus, "Master, it's good that we're here! Let's set up three shelters one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." (Peter didn't know what he was saying.)

But there's only one thing you need. Mary has chosen what is better, and it is not to be taken away from her."

Peter asked, "Lord, are you telling this parable just for us or for 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 sin.

Then Peter said, "See, we have left everything we have and followed you."

So he went off and discussed with the high priests and the Temple police how he could betray Jesus to them.

Judas accepted their offer and began to look for a good opportunity to betray Jesus to them when no crowd was present.

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

Peter told him, "Lord, I am ready to go even to prison and to die with you!"

But Jesus said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you deny three times that you know me."

Then they arrested him, led him away, and brought him to the high priest's house. But Peter was following at a distance.

When they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had taken their seats, Peter, too, sat down among them.

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

But Peter said, "Mister, I don't know what you're talking about!" Just then, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

Then the Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. And Peter remembered the word from the Lord, and how he had told him, "Before a rooster crows today, you will deny me three times."

Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. He stooped down and saw only the linen cloths. Then he went home, wondering about what had happened.

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

He led Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him intently and said, "You are Simon, John's son. You will be called Cephas!" (which is translated "Peter").

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

One of his disciples, Andrew, who was Simon Peter's brother, told him,

But there are some among you who don't believe..." - because Jesus knew from the beginning those who weren't believing, as well as the one who would betray him.

Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

Now he was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, because this man was going to betray him, even though he was one of the Twelve.