Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial

(Zechariah 13:7–9, Matthew 26:31–35, Luke 22:31–38, John 13:36–38)

Then Jesus said to them, vvv“You will all fall away on account of Me this night,[fn] for it is written:

‘I will strike the Shepherd,

and the sheep will be scattered.’[fn]

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But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”

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Peter declared“Even if all fall away, I vvv never [will].”

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“Truly I tell you Jesus replied“this very night, before [the] rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”

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But [Peter] kept insisting all the more,[fn]“Even if I have to die with You, vvv vvv I will never deny You.” And all the others said the same thing

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