Matthew 26:30-35

Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial

30 ¹And when they had sung a hymn, ²they went out to ³the Mount of Olives.

31 Then Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, 'I will ⁴strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

32 But after I am raised up, ⁵I will go before you to Galilee."

33 ⁶Peter answered him, "Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away."

34 ⁷Jesus said to him, "Truly, I tell you, this very night, ⁸before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times."

35 ⁹Peter said to him, "Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!" And all the disciples said the same.

Cross References

• 1. For ver. 30-35, see Mark 14:26-31
• 2. Luke 22:39; John 18:1
• 3. See Matthew 21:1
• 4. Cited from Zechariah 13:7; [John 16:32]
• 5. Matthew 28:7, 10, 16; Mark 16:7
• 6. [Luke 22:31, 33]
• 7. Luke 22:34; John 13:38
• 8. ver. 75
• 9. Luke 22:33; John 13:37