John 13:38

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Jesus 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.'

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  • Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
  • Mark 14:30 : 30 Truly I tell you," Jesus answered, "today—yes, tonight—before the rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny me three times."
  • Mark 14:66-72 : 66 While Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came by. 67 When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked closely at him and said, "You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus." 68 But 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. 69 The servant girl saw him again and began to say to those standing nearby, "This man is one of them." 70 Again Peter denied it. After a little while, those standing nearby said to Peter, "Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean." 71 He began to call down curses and swore to them, "I do not know this man you are talking about." 72 Immediately, the rooster crowed the second time. Then Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken to him: "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times." And he broke down and wept.
  • Luke 22:34 : 34 Jesus said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me."
  • Luke 22:56-62 : 56 A servant girl saw him seated there in the firelight. She looked closely at him and said, "This man was with him." 57 But he denied it: "Woman, I don’t know him," he said. 58 A little later someone else saw him and said, "You also are one of them." "Man, I am not!" Peter replied. 59 About an hour later, another person strongly insisted, 'Certainly, this man was also with him, for he is a Galilean.' 60 But Peter replied, 'Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!' Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. 61 The 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.' 62 And Peter went outside and wept bitterly.
  • John 18:16-17 : 16 But Peter stood outside at the door. Then the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out, spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in. 17 The servant girl who was the doorkeeper said to Peter, 'Aren't you also one of this man's disciples?' He replied, 'I am not.'
  • John 18:25-27 : 25 Meanwhile, 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.' 26 One of the high priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, 'Didn’t I see you with him in the garden? 27 Again Peter denied it, and immediately a rooster crowed.
  • 1 Cor 10:12 : 12 So then, let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall.
  • Prov 28:26 : 26 Whoever trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
  • Prov 29:23 : 23 A man's pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
  • Matt 26:34 : 34 Jesus said to him, "Truly I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times."
  • Matt 26:69-75 : 69 Meanwhile, Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him and said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean." 70 But he denied it before them all, saying, "I do not know what you are talking about." 71 Then he went out to the gateway, where another servant girl saw him and said to those standing there, "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth." 72 And again he denied it with an oath: "I do not know the man!" 73 A little while later, those standing there approached Peter and said, "Surely you are one of them, for your accent gives you away." 74 Then Peter began to call down curses and swore to them, "I do not know the man!" Immediately, a rooster crowed. 75 Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: "Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times." And he went outside and wept bitterly.

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    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."

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

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    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.

  • Mark 14:27-31
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    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.

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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.'

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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.

    59About an hour later, another person strongly insisted, 'Certainly, this man was also with him, for he is a Galilean.'

    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.

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    67When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked closely at him and said, "You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus."

    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.

    69The servant girl saw him again and began to say to those standing nearby, "This man is one of them."

    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."

    71He began to call down curses and swore to them, "I do not know this man you are talking about."

    72Immediately, the rooster crowed the second time. Then Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken to him: "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times." And he broke down and wept.

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    26One of the high priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, 'Didn’t I see you with him in the garden?

    27Again Peter denied it, and immediately a rooster crowed.

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

    71Then he went out to the gateway, where another servant girl saw him and said to those standing there, "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth."

    72And again he denied it with an oath: "I do not know the man!"

    73A little while later, those standing there approached Peter and said, "Surely you are one of them, for your accent gives you away."

    74Then Peter began to call down curses and swore to them, "I do not know the man!" Immediately, a rooster crowed.

    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.

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