Now [as he] was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew, throwing a casting net into the sea (for they were fishermen).

And if your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw [it] from you! For it is better for you that one of your members be destroyed than your whole body be thrown into hell.

And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw [it] from you! For it is better for you that one of your limbs be destroyed than your whole body go into hell.

And [when] Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down and suffering with a fever.

Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother,

And Peter answered him [and] said, "Lord, if {it is you}, command me to come to you on the water!"

So he said, "Come!" And getting out of the boat, Peter walked on the water and came toward Jesus.

But Peter answered [and] said to him, "Explain this parable to us."

And Simon Peter answered [and] said, "You are the Christ, 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 gates of Hades will not overpower it!

And Peter took him aside [and] began to rebuke him, saying, {God forbid}, Lord! This will never happen to you!"

But he turned around [and] said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a cause for stumbling to me, because you are not intent on the things of God, but the things of people!"

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

So Peter answered [and] said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good [that] we are here! If you want, I will make here three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

Now [when] they arrived in Capernaum, the ones who collected the double drachma [tax] came up to Peter and said, "Does your teacher not pay the double drachma [tax]?"

But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him that {a large millstone} be hung on his neck and he be drowned in the depths of the sea.

And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw [it] from you! It is better for you to enter into life crippled or lame than, having two hands or two feet, to be thrown into the eternal fire!

And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw [it] from you! It is better for you to enter into life one-eyed than, having two eyes, to be thrown into fiery hell!

Then Peter came up to him [and] said, "Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I will forgive him? Up to seven times?"

The disciples said to him, "If this is the case of a man with his wife, it would be better not to marry!"

Then Peter answered [and] said to him, "Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then will there be for us?"

And then many will be led into sin and will betray one another and will hate one another,

And from that time on, he began seeking a favorable opportunity in order that he could betray him.

And [while] they were eating he said, "Truly I say to you, that one of you will betray me."

And he answered [and] said, "The one who dips his hand in the bowl with me--this one will betray me.

The Son of Man is going just as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if that man had not been born."

But Peter answered [and] said to him, "If they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away!"

Peter said to him, "Even if it is necessary for me to die with you, I will never deny you!" And all the disciples said the same [thing].

And taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be distressed and troubled.

And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, "So, were you not able to stay awake with me one hour?

But Peter was following him from a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest. And he went inside [and] was sitting with the officers to see the outcome.

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a female slave came up to him [and] said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean."

And after a little [while] those who were standing there came up [and] said to Peter, "You really are [one] of them also, because even your accent {reveals who you are}."

And Peter remembered the statement Jesus had said, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times," and he went outside [and] wept bitterly.

And [after] taking counsel, they purchased {with} them the Potter's Field, for a burial place for strangers.

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

And he appointed the twelve. And to Simon he gave the name Peter,

And he did not allow anyone to follow along with him except Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

And he asked them, "But who do you say [that] I am?" Peter answered [and] said to him, "You are the Christ!"

And he was speaking openly [about] the subject, and Peter took him aside [and] began to rebuke him.

But turning around and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan, because you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but the things of people!"

And after six days, Jesus took along Peter and James and John, and led them to a high mountain by themselves alone. And he was transfigured before them,

And Peter answered [and] said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good [that] we are here! And let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

"And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it is better for him if instead {a large millstone} is placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea.

And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better [for] you to enter into life crippled than, having two hands, to go into hell--into the unquenchable fire!

And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better [for] you to enter into life lame than, having two feet, to be thrown into hell!

And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out! It is better [for] you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than, having two eyes, to be thrown into hell,

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

And Peter remembered [and] said to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered!"

And [as] he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

And Judas Iscariot, who [was] one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them.

And [when] they heard [this], they were delighted, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how he could betray him conveniently.

And [while] they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, that one of you who is eating with me will betray me."

For the Son of Man is going just as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! [It would be] better for him if that man had not been born."

But Peter said to him, "Even if they all fall away, certainly I will not!"

And he took along Peter and James and John with him, and he began to be distressed and troubled.

And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you sleeping? Were you not able to stay awake one hour?

And Peter followed him from a distance, right inside, into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the officers and warming himself by the fire.

And [while] Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the female slaves of the high priest came up

And [when] she saw Peter warming himself, she looked intently at him [and] said, "You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus."

But he denied [it] again. And after a little [while], again the bystanders began to say to Peter, "You really are [one] of them, because you also are a Galilean, and your accent {shows it}!"

And immediately a rooster crowed for the second time. And Peter remembered the statement, how Jesus had said to him, "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times," and throwing himself down, he began to weep.

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

And [when he] saw [it], Simon Peter fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, Lord, because I am {a sinful man}!"

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

And Jesus said, "Who [is] the one who touched me?" And [when they] all denied [it], Peter said, "Master, the crowds are pressing you hard and crowding [you]!"

Now [when he] came to the house, he did not allow anyone to enter with him except Peter and John and James and the father and mother of the child.

And he said to them, "But who do you say [that] I am?" And Peter answered [and] said, "The Christ of God."

Now it happened that about eight days after these words, he took along Peter and John and James [and] went up on the mountain to pray.

Now Peter and those with him were {very sleepy}, but [when they] became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were standing with him.

And it happened that as they were going away from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good [for] us to be here. And let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah," not knowing what he was saying.

But few [things] are necessary, or [only] one [thing], for Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her."

And Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable for us, or also for everyone?"

And if indeed it produces fruit in the coming [year], [so much the better], but if not, you can cut it down.'"

It would be better for him if {a millstone} is placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea than that he causes one of these little ones to sin.

And Peter said, "Behold, we have left {all that is ours} [and] followed you."

And he went away [and] discussed with the chief priests and officers of the temple guard how he could betray him to them.

And he agreed, and began looking for a favorable opportunity to betray him to them apart from the crowd.

And he sent Peter and John, saying, "Go [and] prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat [it].

And he said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times [that you] know me!"

And they arrested him [and] led [him] away and brought [him] into the house of the high priest. But Peter was following at a distance.

And [when they] had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.

And after a short time another person saw him [and] said, "You also are [one] of them!" But Peter said, "Man, I am not!"

But Peter said, "Man, I do not know what you are talking about!" And immediately, [while] he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

And the Lord turned around [and] looked intently at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him, "Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times."

But Peter got up [and] ran to the tomb, and bending over to look, he saw only the [strips of] linen cloth, and he went away to his home wondering what had happened.

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

He brought him to Jesus. Looking at him, Jesus said, "You are Simon the son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which is interpreted "Peter").

(Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter.)

So he inquired from them the hour at which he had gotten better. Then they said to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him."

One of his disciples, Andrew the brother of Simon Peter, said to him,

But there are some of you who do not believe." (For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was 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 [son] of Simon Iscariot, because this one--one of the twelve--was going to betray him.)

But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was going to betray him) said,

And [as] a dinner was taking place, [when] the devil had already put into the heart of Judas [son] of Simon Iscariot that he should betray him,

Then he came to Simon Peter. He said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?"

Peter said to him, "You will never wash my feet {forever}!" Jesus replied to him, "Unless I wash you, you do not have a share with me."

Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, not my feet only, but also [my] hands and [my] head!"

(For he knew the one who would betray him; because of this he said, "Not all [of you] are clean.")