Matthew 26:72

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

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  • Exod 20:7 : 7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name.
  • Isa 48:1 : 1 Hear this, house of Jacob, those who are called by the name of Israel and who have come out of Judah's lineage, who swear by the name of the LORD and invoke the God of Israel, but not in truth or righteousness.
  • Zech 5:3-4 : 3 Then he said to me, 'This is the curse that is going out over the whole land: for everyone who steals will be judged according to what is written on one side, and everyone who swears falsely will be judged according to what is written on the other side.' 4 'I will send it out,' declares the LORD of Hosts, 'and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by my name. It will remain inside their house and consume it completely, including its timber and stones.'
  • Zech 8:17 : 17 Do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love false oaths, for I hate all these things, declares the LORD.
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 I will come near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, and those who swear falsely; against those who defraud workers of their wages, oppress widows and orphans, and deprive foreigners of justice. They do not fear me, says the Lord of Hosts.
  • Matt 5:34-36 : 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne, 35 or by the earth, for it is His footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36 And do not swear by your head, because you cannot make even one hair white or black.
  • Matt 26:74 : 74 Then Peter began to call down curses and swore to them, "I do not know the man!" Immediately, a rooster crowed.
  • 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."
  • Acts 5:3-4 : 3 But Peter said, 'Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds from the land? 4 'Did it not remain yours while it was unsold? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to people, but to God.'

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  • Matt 26:69-71
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    69Meanwhile, Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him and said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean."

    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."

  • Luke 22:54-62
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    88%

    54Then they seized him, led him away, and brought him into the house of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance.

    55They lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, and Peter sat among them.

    56A servant girl saw him seated there in the firelight. She looked closely at him and said, "This man was with him."

    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.

  • Mark 14:66-72
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    86%

    66While Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came by.

    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.

  • Matt 26:73-75
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    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.

  • John 18:25-27
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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.'

    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.

  • Luke 22:33-34
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    81%

    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."

  • Matt 26:32-35
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    80%

    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.

  • Mark 14:29-31
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    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.

  • John 13:37-38
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    37'Lord,' Peter asked, 'why can't I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You!'

    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.'

  • John 18:15-17
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    15Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. That disciple was known to the high priest, so he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.

    16But 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.

    17The servant girl who was the doorkeeper said to Peter, 'Aren't you also one of this man's disciples?' He replied, 'I am not.'

  • Matt 25:12
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    12But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’

  • Matt 10:33
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    33But whoever denies me before others, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.

  • Matt 26:58
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    58But Peter followed Him at a distance, all the way to the courtyard of the high priest. He went inside and sat down with the servants to see how it would end.

  • Mark 9:6
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    6For he did not know what to say, because they were terrified.

  • Luke 12:9
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    9But whoever denies Me before others will be denied before the angels of God.

  • Matt 26:61-62
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    61They declared, "This man said, 'I can destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.'"

    62Then the high priest stood up and said to Him, "Are You not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against You?"

  • John 1:20
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    20He confessed and did not deny, but confessed, 'I am not the Christ.'

  • 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!"

  • Matt 26:44
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    44So He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.

  • Matt 21:30
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    30The man then went to the second son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.