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"A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and bitter lamentation: It was Rachel bewailing her children, and she refused to be comforted because there were no more."

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofMourningVoicesLamentingPeople Passing AwayMourning DeathNo ComfortDeathDeath Of A Child

And walking along the shore of the Lake of Galilee He saw two brothers--Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew--throwing a drag-net into the Lake; for they were fishers.

Verse ConceptsFishesNetsFishermenWalkingTwo DisciplesChrist SeeingFishingLearning From JesusFishBuilding Relationshipslakes

If therefore your eye, even the right eye, is a snare to you, tear it out and away with it; it is better for you that one member should be destroyed rather than that your whole body should be thrown into Gehenna.

Verse ConceptsBodily LimbsBlindness, SymbolicHell, Punishment OfSelf DenialSelf DisciplinePriorityEyes, GuardedProfitable ThingsPlucking OutCausing Others To StumbleEyes HarmedOther Right PartsThe Entrance Of SinUseful ThingsAbusive RelationshipsHellEyesInfidelityLust Of The Eyes

And if your right hand is a snare to you, cut it off and away with it; it is better for you that one member should be destroyed rather than that your whole body should go into Gehenna.

Verse ConceptsBodily LimbsSending Things AwayCausing Others To StumbleCutting Off Hands And FeetEvil For The Right HandThe Entrance Of SinUseful ThingsWorry And StressInfidelityLosing Someonecutting

Now the names of the twelve Apostles were these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zabdi, and his brother John;

Verse ConceptsPeter, The ApostleTwelve DisciplesDiscipleshipChristmas TreeStruggles In Relationshipzealots

"Come," said Jesus. Then Peter climbed down from the boat and walked upon the water to go to Him.

Verse ConceptsMetaphysicsMiracles Of ChristWalking On WaterComing To Christ

Then Peter took Him aside and began taking Him to task. "Master," he said, "God forbid; this will not be your lot."

Verse ConceptsInsightPeter, The DiscipleRebukeLack Of InsightNeverContradictingPassionroadblockspeter

Six day later, Jesus took with Him Peter and the brothers James and John, and brought them up a high mountain to a solitary place.

Verse ConceptsApostles, During Jesus Earthly MinistryRetirementSix DaysChrist Going With PeopleRelationships And Dating

Then Peter said to Jesus, "Master, we are thankful to you that we are here. If you approve, I will put up three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

Verse ConceptsConfusionPeter, The DiscipleBoothsThree Other ThingsChrist WillingGood Activityshelter

After their arrival at Capernaum the collectors of the half-shekel came and asked Peter, "Does not your Teacher pay the half-shekel?"

Verse ConceptsCollectionsMoney, Uses OfTaxDouble MoneyTax To Be Paidtaxesefficiency

If your hand or your foot is causing you to fall into sin, cut it off and away with it. It is better for you to enter into Life crippled in hand or foot than to remain in possession of two sound hands or feet but be thrown into the fire of the Ages.

Verse ConceptsCripplesEternal DeathFeetInjury To FeetEternal JudgementThrowing PeopleCausing Others To StumbleEntering LifeFire Of HellCutting Off Hands And FeetTwo Of Body PartsAvoid Being HinderedHellLake Of Fire

And if your eye is causing you to fall into sin, tear it out and away with it; it is better for you to enter into Life with only one eye, than to remain in possession of two eyes but be thrown into the Gehenna of fire.

Verse ConceptsBlindness, SymbolicPlucking OutCausing Others To StumbleEntering LifeFire Of HellEyes HarmedTwo Of Body PartsAvoid Being HinderedHellEyes

Then Peter said to Jesus, "See, *we* have forsaken everything and followed you; what then will be *our* reward?"

Verse ConceptsBeing A PilgrimPeter, The DiscipleSelf DenialSaints, As PilgrimsPilgrims, Examples OfNever Giving Upfollowing

and said, "What are you willing to give me if I betray him to you?" So they weighed out to him thirty shekels,

Verse ConceptsLove, Abuse OfProphecies Concerning ChristCoinsThirtyJudas Betraying ChristPrice Set On Individuals

and the meal was proceeding, when Jesus said, "In solemn truth I tell you that one of you will betray me."

Verse ConceptsTrapProphecies Said By JesusJudas Betraying ChristPeople EatingChrist Telling The TruthAt The Same Timetraitors

"The one who has dipped his fingers in the bowl with me," He answered, "is the man who will betray me.

Verse ConceptsJudas Betraying ChristDippingtraitors

And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zabdi. Then He began to be full of anguish and distress,

Verse ConceptsChrist Going With PeopleTwo SonsDepression

Then He came to the disciples and found them asleep, and He said to Peter, "Alas, none of you could keep awake with me for even a single hour!

Verse ConceptsHourPainPrayerlessnessSleep, PhysicalUnreliabilityOverconfidenceOne HourChrist With His DisciplesStress And Hard Times

And Peter kept following Him at a distance, till he came even to the court of the High Priest's palace, where he entered and sat down among the officers to see the issue.

Verse ConceptsPeople Sitting DownEnd Of Actionsdistanceprepping

Peter meanwhile was sitting outside in the court of the palace, when one of the maidservants came over to him and said, "You too were with Jesus the Galilaean."

Verse ConceptsCourtyardDenying ChristChrist With People On Earthdenial

A short time afterwards the people standing there came and said to Peter, "Certainly you too are one of them, for your brogue shows it."

Verse ConceptsStandingThings RevealedNervousnessSpeech

So after consulting together they spent the money in the purchase of the Potter's Field as a burial place for people not belonging to the city;

Verse ConceptsForeignersBuying and sellingMoney, Uses OfPotterProphecies Concerning ChristCemeteryReal EstateMan's Counselcrusades

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

Verse ConceptsGod's OrdersMan's Counsel

These twelve were Simon (to whom He gave the surname of Peter)

Verse ConceptsPeople Renaming People

And He allowed no one to accompany Him except Peter and the brothers James and John.

Verse ConceptsPeter, The DiscipleExclusionChrist Going With People

This He told them plainly; whereupon Peter took Him and began to remonstrate with Him.

Verse ConceptsInsightPeter, The DiscipleRebukePlainness

Six days later, Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and brought them alone, apart from the rest, up a high mountain; and in their presence His appearance underwent a change.

Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalLonelinessPeter, The DiscipleChrist GlorifiedSix DaysChrist Going With People

when Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, we are thankful to you that we are here. Let us put up three tents--one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

Verse ConceptsPeter, The DiscipleRabbiBoothsThree Other ThingsGood Activity

If your hand should cause you to sin, cut it off: it would be better for you to enter into Life maimed, than remain in possession of both your hands and go away into Gehenna, into the fire which cannot be put out.

Verse ConceptsCripplesPunishment, By GodSelf DenialGehennaEntering LifeCausing Others To StumbleNot Maintaining LifeFire Of HellCutting Off Hands And FeetTwo Of Body PartsMissing The Markcutting

Or if your foot should cause you to sin, cut it off: it would be better for you to enter into Life crippled, than remain in possession of both your feet and be thrown into Gehenna.

Verse ConceptsFeetLamenessGehennaInjury To FeetEntering LifeCausing Others To StumbleCare Of FeetTwo Of Body Parts

Or if your eye should cause you to sin, tear it out. It would be better for you to enter into the Kingdom of God half-blind than remain in possession of two eyes and be thrown into Gehenna,

Verse ConceptsSelf DisciplineGehennaEntering The KingdomPlucking OutCausing Others To StumbleEyes HarmedOne Material ThingTwo Of Body Parts

"Remember," said Peter to Him, "that we forsook everything and have become your followers."

Verse ConceptsSurrenderingPeter, The DiscipleForsaking All OthersRenunciationSelf Denial

and Peter, recollecting, said to Him, "Look, Rabbi, the fig-tree which you cursed is withered up."

Verse ConceptsRabbiPeople RememberingCursing Things

He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite to the Temple, when Peter, James, John, and Andrew, apart from the others asked Him,

Verse ConceptsAndrewPrivacyPeople Sitting DownQuestioning Christ

But Judas Iscariot, already mentioned as one of the Twelve, went to the High Priests to betray Jesus to them.

Verse ConceptsJudas IscariotChief priestsNegotiationJudas Betraying ChristThe Chief Priests Condemning Christ

They gladly listened to his proposal, and promised to give him a sum of money. So he looked out for an opportunity to betray Him.

Verse ConceptsOpportunities, In LifeConnivanceJudas Betraying ChristRight Time For PeopleRejoicing In EvilPrice Set On Individuals

And while they were at table Jesus said, "I solemnly tell you that one of you will betray me--one who is eating with me."

Verse ConceptsTablesJudas Betraying ChristReclining To EatChrist Telling The Truth

"All may stumble and fall," said Peter, "yet I never will."

"Even if I must die with you," declared Peter again and again, "I will never disown you." In like manner protested also all the disciples.

Verse Conceptsdenial of Jesus ChristPeter, The DiscipleResigned To Deathvulnerabilitydenial

Then He took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be full of terror and distress,

Verse ConceptsAgony, In HeartChrist Going With People

Then He came and found them asleep, and He said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Had you not strength to keep awake a single hour?

Verse ConceptsHourPrayerlessnessSleep, PhysicalUnreliabilityOne Hour

Peter followed Jesus at a distance, as far as the outer court of the High Priest's palace. But there he remained sitting among the officers, and warming himself by the fire.

Verse ConceptsWarming

Now while Peter was below in the quadrangle, one of the High Priest's maidservants came,

Verse ConceptsCourtyard

and seeing Peter warming himself she looked at him and said, "You also were with Jesus, the Nazarene."

Verse ConceptsWarmingChrist With People On Earth

A second time he repeatedly denied it. Soon afterwards the bystanders again accused Peter, saying, "You are surely one of them, for you too are a Galilaean."

Verse ConceptsDissentClosing Up

No sooner had he spoken than a cock crowed for the second time, and Peter recollected the words of Jesus, "Before the cock crows twice, you will three times disown me." And as he thought of it, he wept aloud.

Verse ConceptsContemplationPeter, The DiscipleRegretRememberingRepentance, Examples OfWeepingApostasy, RestoredCrowsConviction Of SinPainful MemoriesCommunicating Three TimesBird SoundsMourning In Regretdenial

But go and tell His disciples and Peter that He is going before you into Galilee: and that there you will see Him, as He told you."

Verse ConceptsChrist Going BeforeSeeing The Risen ChristTelling Of Jesus

"Rabbi," replied Peter, "all night long we have worked hard and caught nothing; but at your command I will let down the nets."

Verse ConceptsNothingFishingActing All NightFishSuccess And Hard Work

Nor does any one after drinking old wine wish for new; for he says, 'The old is better.'"

Verse ConceptsOld ThingsDrunkennessNew

These were Simon, to whom also He had given the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;

Verse Conceptszealots

"Who is it touched me?" Jesus asked. And when all denied having done so, Peter and the rest said, "Rabbi, the crowds are hemming you in and pressing on you."

Verse ConceptsPopularity Of ChristCrowds Around JesusPressingTouching For HealingContradictingWho Is The Doer?

So He came to the house, but allowed no one to go in with Him but Peter and John and James and the girl's father and mother.

Verse ConceptsPeter, The DiscipleEntering HousesChrist Going With People

It was about eight days after this that Jesus, taking with Him Peter, John, and James, went up the mountain to pray.

Verse ConceptsEight DaysChrist Going With People

Now Peter and the others were weighed down with sleep; but, keeping themselves awake all through, they saw His glory, and the two men standing with Him.

Verse ConceptsGlory, Revelation OfSleep, PhysicalGod's Glory In Jesus ChristChrist's Own GloryTwo Other Men

And when they were preparing to depart from Him, Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, we are thankful to you that we are here. Let us put up three tents--one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." He did not know what he was saying.

Verse ConceptsPeter, The DiscipleBoothsThree Other ThingsBeware Of Your SpeechGood ActivityIgnorant Of Facts

"Master," said Peter, "are you addressing this parable to us, or to all alike?"

Verse ConceptsJesus Using Parablesimpulsiveness

Then Peter said, "See, we have given up our homes and have followed you."

Verse ConceptsPeter, The DiscipleSelf DenialNever Giving Upfollowingimpossible

He accepted their offer, and then looked out for an opportunity to betray Him when the people were not there.

Verse ConceptsOpportunities, In LifeCrowds AvoidedJudas Betraying ChristRight Time For People

Jesus sent Peter and John with instructions. "Go," He said, "and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it."

Verse Conceptscatsprepping

And they arrested Him and led Him away, and brought Him to the High Priest's house, while Peter followed a good way behind.

Verse ConceptsArrestingHigh Priest, In NtArresting Christdistance

And when they had lighted a fire in the middle of the court and had seated themselves in a group round it, Peter was sitting among them,

Verse ConceptsCourtyardPeople Sitting DownWarming

Shortly afterwards a man saw him and said, "You, too, are one of them." "No, man, I am not," said Peter.

Verse ConceptsClosing Up

"Man, I don't know what you mean," replied Peter. No sooner had he spoken than a cock crowed.

Verse ConceptsPrayerlessnessChickensBird SoundsNot Knowing About ChristWhile Still Speaking

The Master turned and looked on Peter; and Peter recollected the Master's words, how He had said to him, "This very day, before the cock crows, you will disown me three times."

Verse ConceptsLove Of Jesus, Examples OfBirds, Types Of BirdsCrowsCommunicating Three TimesTurning RoundChickensBird SoundsChrist SeeingRemembering ChristdenialJesus EyesEyes Of The Lord

and the people stood looking on. The Rulers, too, repeatedly uttered their bitter taunts. "This fellow," they said, "saved others: let him save himself, if he is God's Anointed, the Chosen One."

Verse ConceptsMockeryNosesMessiahChrist, Names ForDerisionWatching ChristSaid To Be The ChristSaying RepeatedlyMocking ChristSaving Oneselfassertiveness

Peter, however, rose and ran to the tomb. Stooping and looking in, he saw nothing but the linen cloths: so he went away to his own home, wondering at what had happened.

Verse ConceptsLinenIndividuals RunningCrouchingJesus Tomb

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

Verse ConceptsAndrewCommitment, to Jesus Christcredibility

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon, son of John: you shall be called Cephas" --that is to say, Peter (or 'Rock')

Verse ConceptsPeople As RocksChrist SeeingPeople Renaming People

(Now Philip came from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.)

Verse ConceptsPeter, The Disciple

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

Verse ConceptsAndrew

But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were that did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him.

Verse ConceptsForeknowledgeForeknowledge Of ChristSkepticismJudas Betraying ChristNot Believing In JesusChrist Knowing About PeopleWho Is The Doer?Believing In Christa new beginning

"Master," replied Simon Peter, "to whom shall we go? Your teachings tell us of the Life of the Ages.

Verse ConceptsPeter, The DiscipleLife By God's WordWho Is The One?Eternal lifeEverlastingThe Power Of Wordseternity

He alluded to Judas, the son of Simon the Iscariot. For he it was who, though one of the Twelve, was afterwards to betray Him.

If a child is circumcised even on a Sabbath day, are you bitter against me because I have restored a man to perfect health on a Sabbath day?

Verse ConceptsInconsistencyCircumcision, physicalMoses, Significance OfAngry With ChristFulfilling The LawJesus HealingThe Sabbath And ChristJesus Healing On Sabbath

When He came to Simon Peter, Peter objected. "Master," he said, "are *you* going to wash my feet?"

Verse ConceptsClean FeetCare Of Feetimpulsiveness

"Never, while the world lasts," said Peter, "shall you wash my feet." "If I do not wash you," replied Jesus, "you have no share with me."

Verse ConceptsParticipation, In ChristUnworthinessNeverClean FeetCare Of FeetUnrelated People