And as he was walking by the see of Galilee, he saw two brothers??imon who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother??asting their net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

And if your eye, your right eye, entices you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to lose one of your bodily organs, than to have your whole body go down into the pit.

And if your right hand entices you into sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of your bodily organs, than to have your whole body go down into the pit.

When Jesus came into Peter's house, he found his wife's mother prostrated with fever.

These are the names of the apostles (missionaries). First, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;

"And brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against their parents and put them to death.

Peter answered, "Master, if it is you, bid me come to you upon the water."

"Come," said Jesus. Then Peter got down from the boat and walked on the water to go to Jesus.

Then Peter said to Jesus, "Explain the parable to us."

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

"Moreover I say to you that you are Petros (a rock), and on this petra (rock) I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against her.

Then Peter took him aside and began to reprove him, saying. "God forbid, Master! That shall never befall you."

But he turned and said to Peter. "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling-block to me, because you are not intent on what pleases God, but what pleases men."

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

Then Peter said to Jesus. "Master, it is good that we are here! If you are willing I will make here three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

As they came into Capernaum the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and asked, "Does not your Teacher pay the temple tax?"

"Indeed he does," answered Peter. But on Peter's entering the house, Jesus forestalled him, saying. "How does it seem to you, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect customs or taxes??rom their own people, or from aliens?"

"But whoever shall cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung about his neck, and he were drowned in the depths of the sea.

"If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, than to keep both hands or both feet and be cast into the everlasting burning.

"If your eye keeps causing you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with only one eye, than to keep both eyes and be cast into the Gehenna of fire.

Just then Peter came to him, and asked him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?"

"If that is the position of a man in relation to his wife," answered the disciples, "it is better not to marry."

Whereupon Peter said to Jesus. "Look, Master, we have forsaken everything and followed you. Now what shall be our reward?"

And then many will stumble and fall, and will betray one another, and hate one another.

and from that time he kept looking for a chance to betray him.

and as they were eating, he said to them, "In solemn truth I tell you that one of you is going to betray me!"

In reply he said: "One who has dipped his hand with me in the dish will betray me.

"If they all stumble and fall away from you," answered Peter, "I will never do so!"

But Peter said to him, "Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you." And so said all the disciples.

And he took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him, and began to be in anguish and sore distress,

Then he came to his disciples, and found them asleep, and said to Peter. "So you were none of you strong enough to watch with me even one hour!

Now Peter was following him, afar off, as far as the courtyard of the high priest; and when he got in, he was sitting with the officers, to see the end.

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and one of the maidservants came up to him and said, "You also were with Jesus, the Galilean!"

A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, "You also are certainly one of them, for your speech betrays you."

Then Peter recalled the word that Jesus had spoken, "Before the cock crow, you shall three times deny me"??nd he went out and broke out into bitter weeping.

So after the consultation they bought the Potter's Field with it, for a burial-place for strangers.

and gave them for the Potter's Field, as the Lord had appointed me.

There was Simon, whom he surnamed Peter,

and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, but was no better; on the contrary, rather grew worse.

He would not permit any one to go with him, except Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

And he continued questioning them, "But you yourselves, Who do you say I am?" Peter in reply said to him, "You are Christ."

This he told them quite openly. Then Peter took him and began to rebuke him.

But he turned round, and looked upon his disciples, and rebuked Peter. "Get thee behind me, Satan," he said, "for your thoughts are not God's thoughts, but man's."

Six days later Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and brought them by themselves up a high mountain apart from the rest.

"Master," said Peter, addressing Jesus, "it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three tents one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

"And if any one shall cause one of these little ones who believe on me to stumble, it would be better for him if he were thrown out into the sea with a great millstone about his neck.

"If your hand cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to be maimed and to enter into life than to have two hands and go away into hell, into the fire that cannot be put out.

If your foot cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to enter into the life a cripple, than to have two feet and be cast into hell.

If your eye cause you to stumble, tear it out! It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God one-eyed that to keep both your eyes and be cast into hell,

"But we," Peter began to say, "we have left our all and have followed you."

Then Peter remembered, and exclaimed, "Look, Rabbi, the fig tree which you cursed is withered up."

When he had seated himself on the Mount of Olives, facing the Temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

"And brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise up against their parents, and have them put to death.

Now Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went away to the high priests to betray Jesus to them;

and they were glad when they heard it, and promised to pay him money. So he kept looking for an opportunity to betray him.

While they were at the table, eating, Jesus said solemnly. "It is one of you who will betray me??ne who is eating with me."

"Although they all stumble and fall, yet will not I," answered Peter.

But Peter kept protesting passionately, "Though I must die with you, I will not disown you!" And they all kept saying the same.

Then he took Peter and James and John with him, and began to be full of terror and distress;

Then he came and found them asleep, and he said to Peter. "Are you sleeping, Simon? Could you not keep watch one hour?

Peter also had followed Jesus at a distance, until he was inside the court of the high priest. There he was sitting among the officers, warming himself in the light of the fire.

Now while Peter was below in the courtyard, there came one of the maid servants of the high priest, and saw Peter warming himself.

A second time he continued to deny it. After a little the by-standers began to say to Peter again, "Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean."

At that instant for the second time a cock crew. Then Peter recalled the word which Jesus had spoken to him, "Before the cock crows twice you will disown me thrice." And as he thought of it, he began to weep aloud.

But go, tell his disciples and Peter, "'He is going before you into Galilee, where you will see him, as he told you.'"

When Simon Peter saw this he fell down at the knees of Jesus, exclaiming, "Depart from me, O Lord, for I am a sinful man!"

"And no man after drinking old wine, wishes for new; for he says, "The old is better.""

They were Simon, whom he had also called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John;

"Who is that touched me?" said Jesus and when everybody denied it, Peter said, "Master, the crowds are hemming you in and pressing upon you."

So he came to the house, and would not permit anyone to go in with him except Peter and John and James, and the father and Mother of the little girl.

Then he said to them, "But who do you say I am?" Then Peter answered saying, "The Christ of God."

About eight days after this it happened that Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and went up on the mountain to pray.

Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep; but when they were fully awake they saw his glory, and the two men were standing beside him.

And when they were preparing to depart from him Peter said to Jesus. "Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"??ot knowing what he was saying.

"Better cleanse what is within, and nothing will be unclean for you.

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

Then Peter said, "Look! we have left our homes and followed you."

He consented to this, and looked for an opportunity to betray him, when the people were not present.

So Jesus went to Peter and John saying, "Go and prepare for us the Passover, that we may eat it."

"I tell you, Peter," he answered. "the cock will not crow this day until you will three times deny that you know me."

So they seized him and led him away, and took him to the house of the high priest; while Peter was following him a long way off.

And when they had lighted a fire in the center of the court, and had sat down together, Peter was taking his seat among them.

A little later a man saw him, and said, "You too are one of them" But Peter declared, "Man, I am not."

"Man," said Peter, "I do not know what you mean." And immediately, while he was still speaking, the cock crew.

Then the Lord turned and looked at Peter, and Peter recollected the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, "This very day, before the cock crows, you will deny me three times."

And Peter went outside and wept with bitter crying.

Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb, but when he stooped and looked in he saw the linen wrappings by themselves, and he departed to his home, wondering at that which was come to pass.

One of the two men who heard what John said and followed Jesus, was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter.

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked intently at him and said: "You are Simon, son of John; you shall be called Cephas" (or 'Peter,' which means 'Rock').

Now Philip belonged to Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.

"Yet 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 should betray him.

Simon Peter answered. "To whom shall we go Master? You have words of eternal life;

Now Jesus was speaking of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot; for Judas was to betray him, although he was one of the Twelve.

Then said Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, who was about to betray him,

So while supper was proceeding, and the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray him,

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

Peter answered, "No, never shall you wash my feet." "If I do not wash you," said Jesus, "you have no part in me."

"Lord," said Simon Peter, "not my feet only, but also my hands and my head."

(For he knew who should betray him, for that reason he said that they were not every one of them clean.)

When he had spoken thus, Jesus was deeply moved. He testified and said, "In solemn truth I tell you that one of you will betray me."