John 13:38
Yeshua answered him, “Will you lay down your life for me? Most certainly I tell you, the rooster won’t crow until you have denied me three times.
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
37Peter said to him, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”
Cross References
Proverbs 28:26One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
Matthew 26:34Yeshua said to him, “Most certainly I tell you that tonight, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”
Mark 14:30Yeshua said to him, “Most certainly I tell you that you today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”
Luke 22:34He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will by no means crow today until you deny that you know me three times.”
John 16:31Yeshua answered them, “Do you now believe?
John 18:25Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore to him, “You aren’t also one of his disciples, are you?” 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 →