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Common delusions » Self-confidence
And Peter answering said to him, 'Even if all shall be stumbled at thee, I will never be stumbled.'
Confidence » Instances of » Peter
And Peter answering said to him, 'Even if all shall be stumbled at thee, I will never be stumbled.' Jesus said to him, 'Verily I say to thee, that, this night, before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me.' Peter saith to him, 'Even if it may be necessary for me to die with thee, I will not deny thee;' in like manner also said all the disciples.
And he said to him, 'Sir, with thee I am ready both to prison and to death to go;' and he said, 'I say to thee, Peter, a cock shall not crow to-day, before thrice thou mayest disown knowing me.'
false Confidence » Self-confidence, an element of insecurity » The danger of
And now, hear this, O luxurious one, Who is sitting confidently -- Who is saying in her heart, 'I am, and none else, I sit not a widow, nor know bereavement.'
so that he who is thinking to stand -- let him observe, lest he fall.
The pride of thy heart hath lifted thee up, O dweller in clifts of a rock, (A high place is his habitation, He is saying in his heart, 'Who doth bring me down to earth?')
And Peter answering said to him, 'Even if all shall be stumbled at thee, I will never be stumbled.'
Whoso is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoso is walking in wisdom is delivered.
Ye have ploughed wickedness, Perversity ye have reaped, Ye have eaten the fruit of lying, For thou hast trusted in thy way, In the abundance of thy might.
And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile:
Peter » His treachery foretold by jesus, and his profession of fidelity
And Peter answering said to him, 'Even if all shall be stumbled at thee, I will never be stumbled.' Jesus said to him, 'Verily I say to thee, that, this night, before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me.' Peter saith to him, 'Even if it may be necessary for me to die with thee, I will not deny thee;' in like manner also said all the disciples.
Simon Peter saith to him, 'Sir, whither dost thou go away?' Jesus answered him, 'Whither I go away, thou art not able now to follow me, but afterward thou shalt follow me.' Peter saith to him, 'Sir, wherefore am I not able to follow thee now? my life for thee I will lay down;' Jesus answered him, 'Thy life for me thou wilt lay down! verily, verily, I say to thee, a cock will not crow till thou mayest deny me thrice.'
And Peter said to him, 'And if all shall be stumbled, yet not I;' And Jesus said to him, 'Verily I say to thee, that to-day, this night, before a cock shall crow twice, thrice thou shalt deny me.' And he spake the more vehemently, 'If it may be necessary for me to die with thee -- I will in no wise deny thee;' and in like manner also said they all.
And the Lord said, 'Simon, Simon, lo, the Adversary did ask you for himself to sift as the wheat, and I besought for thee, that thy faith may not fail; and thou, when thou didst turn, strengthen thy brethren.' And he said to him, 'Sir, with thee I am ready both to prison and to death to go;' read more.
and he said, 'I say to thee, Peter, a cock shall not crow to-day, before thrice thou mayest disown knowing me.'
and he said, 'I say to thee, Peter, a cock shall not crow to-day, before thrice thou mayest disown knowing me.'
Peter » Conceit
And Peter answering said to him, 'Even if all shall be stumbled at thee, I will never be stumbled.'