Mark 14:30
But Jesus said to him, “Listen to me, Peter. Tonight you will tell people that you don’t know me. You will say that 3 times, and then a chook will yell out 2 times, just like it always does before the sun comes up.”
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29Peter said, “Maybe all the others will run away, but not me. No way.”
Cross References
Genesis 1:8And when God made it, he called it sky. After that all happened, there was night time and there was morning time. That was day number 2.
Genesis 1:19After that all happened, there was night time and there was morning time. That was day number 4.
John 13:38Jesus said, “Are you really ready to die for me, Peter? Listen, I’m telling you straight, tonight you will tell people that you don’t know me. You will say that 3 times before a chook yells out tomorrow morning, just like it always does before the sun comes up.”
John 18:25Outside, in the yard, Peter stood next to the fire to keep warm. And somebody said to him, “Are you one of Jesus’s followers too?” Peter said, “No, I am not.”
Matthew Henry on Mark 14:13-32
The Institution of the Lord's Supper. 12 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover? 13 And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. 14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the… Read the whole commentary →