John 13:31-38

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial

31 Then, when he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him.

32 If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and will glorify him immediately.

33 Children, yet a little [time] I am with you. You will seek me and just as I said to the Jews, "Where I am going you cannot come," now I say also to you.

34 "A new commandment I give to you: that you love one another--just as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples--if you have love for one another."

36 Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus replied, "Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later."

37 Peter said to him, "Lord, why am I not able to follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!"

38 Jesus replied, "Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly I say to you, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times!

Footnotes

• [a]. Some manuscripts have "replied to him"