Luke 22:34

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he said, I tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day, before you will deny three times that you know me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Λέγω σοι, Πέτρε, οὐ μή φωνήσει σήμερον ἀλέκτωρ, πρὶν ἢ τρὶς ἀπαρνήσῃ μή εἰδέναι με.

Transliteration

Ho de eipen, I legō to you, Peter, ou mē phōnēsei today alektōr, before tris aparnēsē mē eidenai me.

Grammar Details

• *Ho*: nominative, masculine, singular, definite article - he/the one
• *de*: postpositive particle, adversative/continuative - but/and
• *eipen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - said
• *legō*: present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I say/tell
• *soi*: dative, singular, second person pronoun - to you
• *ou mē*: emphatic negation - definitely not/by no means
• *phōnēsei*: future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - will crow/call
• *sēmeron*: adverb - today
• *alektōr*: nominative, masculine, singular - rooster/cock
• *prin ē*: conjunction - before
• *tris*: adverb - three times
• *aparnēsē*: aorist, subjunctive, middle, 2nd person singular - deny/disown
• *mē eidenai*: negative + perfect, active, infinitive - not to know
• *me*: accusative, singular, first person pronoun - me

Word Meanings

• *phōnēsei*: will crow/will call out/will sound
• *aparnēsē*: deny/disown/renounce
• *eidenai*: to know/to understand/to recognize

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, until thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he sayde: I tell the Peter the cocke shall not crowe this daye tyll thou have thryse denyed yt thou knewest me.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Neuertheles he sayde: Peter, I saye vnto the: The cock shal not crowe this daye, tyll thou haue thryse denyed, yt thou knewest me.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cocke shall not crowe this day, before thou hast thrise denied that thou knewest me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he sayde: I tell thee Peter, the Cocke shal not crowe this day, tyll thou hast thryse denyed that thou knewest me.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said, ‹I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will by no means crow today until you deny that you know me three times."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he said, `I say to thee, Peter, a cock shall not crow to-day, before thrice thou mayest disown knowing me.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, until thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, until thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said, I say to you, Peter, before the cock's second cry today, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will by no means crow today until you deny that you know me three times."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jesus replied,“I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me.”

Referenced Verses

• Matt 26:34 : 34 Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, That this night, before the rooster crow, you shall deny me three times.
• Mark 14:30 : 30 And Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, That this day, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.
• John 13:38 : 38 Jesus answered him, Will you lay down your life for my sake? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster shall not crow till you have denied me three times.
• John 18:27 : 27 Peter then denied again, and immediately a rooster crowed.
• Mark 14:71-72 : 71 But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I do not know this man of whom you speak. 72 And the second time the rooster crowed. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus said to him, Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times. And when he thought on it, he wept.
• Matt 26:74 : 74 Then he began to curse and to swear, saying, I do not know the man. And immediately the rooster crowed.