As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who was afterward called Peter, and his brother, Andrew, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

But if your right eye makes you fall, tear it out and throw it away, for you might better lose one part of your body than have it all thrown into the pit!

If your right hand makes you fall, cut it off and throw it away, for you might better lose one part of your body than have it all go down to the pit!

Jesus went into Peter's house, and there he found Peter's mother-in-law sick in bed with fever.

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

I tell you, the land of Sodom and Gomorrah will fare better on the Day of Judgment than that town.

A pupil is not better than his teacher, nor a slave better than his master.

Have no fear of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul. You had better be afraid of one who can destroy both soul and body in the pit.

But I tell you, Tyre and Sidon will fare better on the Day of Judgment than you will!

But I tell you that the land of Sodom will fare better on the Day of Judgment than you will!"

Peter answered, "If it is you, Master, order me to come to you on the water."

And he said, "Come!" And Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and went to Jesus.

Peter said to him, "Explain the figure for us."

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

But I tell you, your name is Peter, a rock, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not subdue it.

And Peter took him aside and began to reprove him for it, saying, "God bless you, Master! that can never happen to you!"

But he turned and said to Peter, "Get out of my sight, you Satan! You hinder me, for you do not side with God, but with men!"

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

And Peter spoke, and said to Jesus, "Master, how good it is that we are here! If you wish, I will make three huts here, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

When they reached Capernaum, the collectors of the temple-tax came and said to Peter, "Does not your Master pay the temple-tax?"

But whoever hinders one of these children who believe in me might better have a great millstone hung around his neck and be sunk in the open sea.

"But if your own hand or your own foot makes you fall, cut it off and throw it away. You might better enter upon life maimed or crippled than keep both hands and feet but be thrown into the everlasting fire.

And if your own eye makes you fall, dig it out and throw it away. You might better enter upon life with only one eye than be thrown with both eyes into the fiery pit.

Then Peter came to him and said, "Master, how many times am I to forgive my brother when he wrongs me? Seven times over?"

The disciples said to him, "If that is a man's relation to his wife, it is better not to marry!"

Then Peter spoke and said to him, "Here we have left all we had and followed you. What are we to have?"

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

But the sensible ones answered, 'There may not be enough for us and you. You had better go to the dealers and buy yourselves some.'

And as they were eating, he said, "I tell you, one of you will betray me!"

He answered, "The man who just dipped his hand in the same dish with me is going to betray me.

The Son of Man is to go away as the Scriptures say of him, but alas for the man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had never been born!"

Peter answered, "If they all desert you, I will never do it!"

Peter said to him, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you!" All the disciples said so too.

And he took Peter and Zebedee's two sons with him, and he began to show grief and distress of mind.

When he went back to the disciples he found them asleep. And he said to Peter, "Then were you not able to watch with me for one hour?

And Peter followed him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest's house, and he went inside and sat down among the attendants to see how it came out.

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a maid came up to him, and said, "You were with Jesus the Galilean, too!"

A little while after the bystanders came up to Peter and said, "You are certainly one of them too, for your accent shows it!"

And Peter remembered Jesus' words when he had said, "Before a cock crows, you will disown me three times!" And he went outside and wept bitterly.

So after consultation they bought with it the Potter's Field as a burial ground for strangers.

and gave them for the Potter's Field as the Lord directed me."

Peter, which was the name he gave to Simon,

He let no one go with him but Peter, James, and James's brother John.

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

He told them this plainly. And Peter took him aside, and began to reprove him for it.

But turning and seeing his disciples he reproved Peter, and said, "Get out of my sight, you Satan! for you do not side with God, but with men."

Six days after this Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him, and led them up on a high mountain, off by themselves. And his appearance underwent a change in their presence,

Then Peter spoke, and said to Jesus, "Master, how good it is that we are here! Let us put up three huts, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

And whoever causes one of these humble believers to fall might better have a great millstone hung around his neck and be thrown into the sea.

If your hand makes you fall, cut it off. You might better enter upon life maimed, than go with both your hands to the pit, into the fire that cannot be put out.

And if your foot makes you fall, cut it off. You might better enter upon life crippled, than be thrown with both your feet into the pit.

And if your eye makes you fall, tear it out. You might better get into the Kingdom of God with only one eye than be thrown with both your eyes into the pit,

Peter started to say to him, "Well, we have left all we had, and have followed you."

And Peter remembered about it and said to him, "Look, Master! The fig tree that you cursed is withered up!"

As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the Temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him, apart from the others,

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

They were delighted to hear it and promised to pay him for it. So he was watching for an opportunity to betray him to them.

And when they were at the table eating, Jesus said, "I tell you, one of you is going to betray me??ne who is eating with me."

For the Son of Man is indeed to go away as the Scriptures say of him, but alas for the man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had never been born."

But Peter said to him, "Even if they all desert you, I will not!"

And he took Peter, James, and John along with him, and he began to feel distress and dread,

When he went back he found them asleep and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Were you not able to watch for one hour?

And Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest and sat down with the attendants and warmed himself at the fire.

While Peter was down in the courtyard, one of the high priest's maids came up,

and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You were with this Jesus of Nazareth too!"

But he denied it again. And again a little while after, the bystanders said to Peter, "You certainly are one of them, for you are a Galilean!"

At that moment for the second time a cock crowed. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, "Before the cock crows twice, you will disown me three times!" And at that, he wept aloud.

But go and say to his disciples and to Peter, 'He is going before you to Galilee; you will see him there, just as he told you.' "

And they fled out of the tomb, for they were all trembling and bewildered, and they said nothing about it to anyone, for they were afraid to do so. AN ANCIENT APPENDIX But they reported briefly to Peter and his companions all they had been told. And afterward Jesus himself sent out by them from the east to the west the sacred and incorruptible message of eternal salvation. \b ANOTHER ANCIENT APPENDIX

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

No one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, 'The old is better!' "

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

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

Jesus said, "Who was it who touched me?" And as everyone denied having done so, Peter said, "Master, the people are all around you and they are crowding you."

When he got to the house, he let no one go in with him but Peter, John, and James, and the child's father and mother.

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

It was about eight days after Jesus said this that he took Peter, John, and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.

Peter and his companions had been overcome by sleep, but waking up they saw his glorious appearance and the two men standing by him.

Just as they were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, how good it is that we are here! Let us put up three huts, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah!" For he did not know what he was saying.

I tell you, on that Day Sodom will fare better than that town!

But Tyre and Sidon will fare better than you at the Judgment!

But he said, "You might better say, 'Blessed are those who hear God's message and observe it!' "

Peter said to him, "Master, do you mean this figure for us, or is it for everybody?"

But when you are invited anywhere, go and take the poorest place, so that when your host comes in, he will say to you, 'My friend, come to a better place.' So you will be shown consideration before all the other guests.

He might better have a millstone hung around his neck, and be thrown into the sea, than be a hindrance to one of these humble people.

Peter said, "Here we have left home and followed you."

And he went off and discussed with the high priests and captains of the Temple how he could betray him to them.

And he accepted their offer, and watched for an opportunity to betray him to them without a disturbance.

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

Peter said to him, "Master, I am ready to go 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!"

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

Then they arrested him and led him away and took him to the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance.

And they kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat about it, and Peter sat down among them.

Shortly after, a man saw him and said, "You are one of them too!" But Peter said, "I am not!"

But Peter said, "I do not know what you mean." And immediately, just as he spoke, a cock crowed.

And the Master turned and looked at Peter, and Peter remembered the words the Master had said to him??"Before the cock crows today, you will disown me three times."

So he asked them at what time he had begun to get better, and they said to him, "Yesterday at one o'clock the fever left him."

Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, another of his disciples, said to him,

Yet there are some of you who will not believe." For Jesus knew from the first who would not believe, and who was going to betray him.