John 13:38
Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow before you have denied me three times.”
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37Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”
Cross References
Proverbs 28:26One who trusts in his own heart is a fool, 1 but whoever walks in wisdom will keep away from danger. 1
Matthew 26:34Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you, this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”
Mark 14:30Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you, today—yes, this very night—before the rooster crows twice you will deny me three times.”
Luke 22:34Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day, before you deny three times that you know me.”
John 16:31Jesus answered them, “Do you believe now?
John 18:25Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. The people then said to him, “Are you not also one of his disciples?” 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 →