Peter Will Say He Doesn’t Know Jesus^(A)

³⁶ Simon Peter asked Jesus, “Lord, where are you going?”

Jesus answered, “Where I am going you cannot follow now, but you will follow later.”

³⁷ Peter asked, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I ·am ready to die for you [^Lwill lay down my life for you]!”

³⁸ Jesus answered, “·Are you ready to die for me [^LWill you lay down your life for me]? ·I tell you the truth [^LTruly, truly, I say to you], before the ·rooster [cock] crows, you will ·say three times that you don’t know me [deny/disown me three times].”

³⁰ After singing a hymn [^Cprobably the Hallel psalms (Ps. 113—118), sung during the Passover meal], they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Jesus’ Followers Will Leave Him^(A)

³¹ Jesus told ·his followers [^Lthem], “Tonight you will all ·stumble in your faith [fall away; desert] on account of me, because it is written in the Scriptures:

³² But after ·I rise from the dead [^LI am raised], I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”

³³ Peter said, “Everyone else may ·stumble in their faith [fall away; desert] because of you, but I will not.”

³⁴ Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, tonight before the rooster crows you will ·say three times you don’t know me [deny/disown me three times].”

³⁵ But Peter said, “Even if I must die with you, I will never ·say that I don’t know [deny/disown] you!” And all the other ·followers [disciples] said the same thing.

²⁶ After singing a hymn [^Cprobably the Hallel psalms (Ps. 113—118), sung during the Passover meal], they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Jesus’ Followers Will Leave Him^(A)

²⁷ Then Jesus told them, “You will all ·stumble in your faith [fall away; desert me], because it is written in the Scriptures:

²⁸ But after ·I rise from the dead [^LI am raised], I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”

²⁹ Peter said, “Everyone else may ·stumble in their faith [fall away; desert you], but I will not.”

³⁰ Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, tonight before the rooster crows twice you will ·say three times you don’t know me [deny/disown me three times].”

³¹ But Peter insisted, “Even if I must die with you, I will never ·say that I don’t know [deny/disown] you!” And all the others said the same thing.

Don’t Lose Your Faith!^(A)

³¹ “Simon [^CPeter], Simon, [^Llook; ^Tbehold,] Satan has ·asked [de-manded; sought permission] to ·test all of you as a farmer sifts his [^Lsift all of you as] wheat. ³² [^LBut] I have prayed [^Lfor you] that ·you will not lose your faith [your faith will not fail]! And when you ·come back to me [return; turn back], help your brothers be stronger.”

³³ But Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and even to die with you!”

³⁴ But Jesus said, “[^LI tell you,] Peter, before the rooster crows this day, you will ·say three times that you don’t [^Ldeny three times that you] know me.”