John 13:38
Jesus answered him, Will you lay down your life for my sake? Truly, truly, I say to you, The cock shall not crow, until you have denied me thrice.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
37Peter said to him, Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for your sake.
Cross References
Matthew 26:34Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, That this night, before the cock crows, you shall deny me thrice.
Mark 14:30And Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, That this day, this very night, before the cock crows twice, you shall deny me three times.
Luke 22:34And he said, I tell you, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before you have thrice denied that you know me.
John 16:31Jesus answered them, Do you now believe?
John 18:25And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They 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 →