John 13:37

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'Lord,' Peter asked, 'why can't I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You!'

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  • Matt 26:31-35 : 31 Then Jesus told them, "This very night you will all fall away on account of Me, for it is written: 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.' 32 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee. 33 But Peter replied to Him, "Even if everyone else falls away because of You, I will never fall away." 34 Jesus said to him, "Truly I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times." 35 Peter said to Him, "Even if I have to die with You, I will never disown You." And all the disciples said the same.
  • Mark 14:27-31 : 27 Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away, for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.' 28 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee. 29 Peter said to him, "Even if all fall away, I will not." 30 Truly I tell you," Jesus answered, "today—yes, tonight—before the rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny me three times." 31 But Peter insisted strongly, "Even if I have to die with you, I will not deny you!" And all the others said the same.
  • Luke 22:31-34 : 31 Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to sift you all like wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers. 33 But Peter replied, "Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death." 34 Jesus said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me."
  • John 21:15 : 15 When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, 'Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?' Peter replied, 'Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed my lambs.'
  • Acts 20:24 : 24 'But I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus—to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.'
  • Acts 21:13 : 13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

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  • John 13:36
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    36Simon Peter said to Him, 'Lord, where are You going?' Jesus answered, 'Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.'

  • John 13:38
    85%

    38Jesus replied, 'Will you really lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly, I tell you, a rooster will not crow until you deny Me three times.'

  • Luke 22:32-34
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    82%

    32But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.

    33But Peter replied, "Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death."

    34Jesus said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me."

  • Mark 14:28-31
    4 verses
    80%

    28But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.

    29Peter said to him, "Even if all fall away, I will not."

    30Truly I tell you," Jesus answered, "today—yes, tonight—before the rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny me three times."

    31But Peter insisted strongly, "Even if I have to die with you, I will not deny you!" And all the others said the same.

  • Matt 26:32-35
    4 verses
    79%

    32But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.

    33But Peter replied to Him, "Even if everyone else falls away because of You, I will never fall away."

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

    35Peter said to Him, "Even if I have to die with You, I will never disown You." And all the disciples said the same.

  • John 21:19-22
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    19Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, 'Follow me.'

    20Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. This was the one who had leaned against Jesus at the supper and asked, 'Lord, who is going to betray you?'

    21When Peter saw him, he asked Jesus, 'Lord, what about him?'

    22Jesus said to him, 'If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!'

  • Luke 9:57
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    57As they were traveling along the road, someone said to him, 'I will follow you wherever you go.'

  • John 6:67-68
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    67So Jesus asked the Twelve, 'Do you also want to leave?'

    68Simon Peter answered him, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

  • John 13:6-9
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    6He came to Simon Peter, who said to Him, 'Lord, are You going to wash my feet?'

    7Jesus answered him, 'What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.'

    8Peter said to Him, 'You will never wash my feet!' Jesus answered, 'If I do not wash you, you have no share with Me.'

    9Simon Peter said to Him, 'Lord, not only my feet but also my hands and my head!'

  • Luke 22:60-62
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    60But Peter replied, 'Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!' Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed.

    61The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: 'Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.'

    62And Peter went outside and wept bitterly.

  • Matt 19:27
    75%

    27Then Peter answered him, "See, we have left everything and followed you. What then will there be for us?"

  • Mark 10:28
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    28Then Peter spoke up, 'We have left everything to follow you!'

  • Mark 14:68
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    68But he denied it, saying, "I don’t know or understand what you’re talking about." Then he went out to the entryway, and a rooster crowed.

  • Luke 18:28
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    28Peter said, 'Look, we have left all we had to follow you.'

  • John 21:17
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    17The third time, Jesus asked, 'Simon son of John, do you love me?' Peter was hurt that Jesus asked him a third time, 'Do you love me?' He said, 'Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed my sheep.'

  • Matt 16:22
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    22Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "Far be it from You, Lord! This shall never happen to You!"

  • John 18:27
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    27Again Peter denied it, and immediately a rooster crowed.

  • John 13:33
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    33'Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and just as I told the Jews, so now I tell you: Where I am going, you cannot come.'

  • Matt 8:19
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    19Then a scribe came and said to Him, 'Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.'

  • John 18:11
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    11But Jesus said to Peter, 'Put your sword back into its sheath! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?'

  • John 18:25
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    25Meanwhile, Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they asked him, 'Aren't you also one of his disciples?' He denied it, saying, 'I am not.'

  • Matt 16:24
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    24Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

  • Mark 14:37
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    37Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. "Simon," he said to Peter, "are you asleep? Couldn't you keep watch for one hour?

  • Matt 26:75
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    75Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: "Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times." And he went outside and wept bitterly.

  • John 21:15
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    15When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, 'Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?' Peter replied, 'Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed my lambs.'

  • John 13:24
    72%

    24So Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus who it was He was talking about.

  • Matt 26:70
    72%

    70But he denied it before them all, saying, "I do not know what you are talking about."

  • Mark 14:70
    71%

    70Again Peter denied it. After a little while, those standing nearby said to Peter, "Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean."

  • Luke 22:57-58
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    57But he denied it: "Woman, I don’t know him," he said.

    58A little later someone else saw him and said, "You also are one of them." "Man, I am not!" Peter replied.

  • Matt 15:15
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    15Then Peter spoke up and said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”

  • Matt 14:28
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    28Peter replied, 'Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.'

  • Luke 9:59
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    59He said to another man, 'Follow me.' But the man replied, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.'