John 13:38
Jesus answered him: “You will lay down your life for my sake? Most assuredly I say to you, no rooster can crow until you have denied me three times!
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In Context
37Peter says to Him: “Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for your sake!”
Cross References
Matthew 26:34Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I say to you that this night, before any rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”
Mark 14:30Jesus said to him, “I tell you assuredly that you, today, this very night, before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”
Luke 22:34So He said, “I say to you, Peter, no rooster can crow today before you deny three times that you know me!”
John 16:31Jesus answered them: “Do you believe now, really?
John 18:25Well Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You aren't one of His disciples too, are you?” So he denied it and said, “I am not!”
Matthew Henry on John 13:37-38
Peter's Self-Confidence. 36 Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards. 37 Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. 38 Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice. In these verses we have, I. Peter's curiosity, and the check given to that. 1.… Read the whole commentary →