Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly. New Living Translation Suddenly, Jesus’ words flashed through Peter’s mind: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.” And he went away, weeping bitterly. English Standard Version And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly. Berean Standard Bible Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly. Berean Literal Bible And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, He having said, "Before the rooster crowing, you will deny Me three times." And having gone out, he wept bitterly. King James Bible And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. New King James Version And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” So he went out and wept bitterly. New American Standard Bible And Peter remembered the statement that Jesus had made: “Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly. NASB 1995 And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, “Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly. NASB 1977 And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, “Before a cock crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly. Legacy Standard Bible And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, “Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went out and cried bitterly. Amplified Bible And Peter remembered the [prophetic] words of Jesus, when He had said, “Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly [in repentance]. Christian Standard Bible and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly. Holman Christian Standard Bible and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly. American Standard Version And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. Contemporary English Version and Peter remembered that Jesus had said, "Before a rooster crows, you will say three times you don't know me." Then Peter went out and cried bitterly. English Revised Version And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. GOD'S WORD® Translation Peter remembered what Jesus had said: "Before a rooster crows, you will say three times that you don't know me." Then Peter went outside and cried bitterly. Good News Translation and Peter remembered what Jesus had told him: "Before the rooster crows, you will say three times that you do not know me." He went out and wept bitterly. International Standard Version Peter remembered the words of Jesus when he said, "Before a rooster crows, you'll deny me three times." Then he went outside and cried bitterly. Majority Standard Bible Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: ?Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.? And he went outside and wept bitterly. NET Bible Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said: "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times." And he went outside and wept bitterly. New Heart English Bible Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times." He went out and wept bitterly. Webster's Bible Translation And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who said to him, Before the cock shall crow, thou wilt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. Weymouth New Testament and Peter recollected the words of Jesus, how He had said, "Before the cock crows you will three times disown me." And he went out and wept aloud, bitterly. World English Bible Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” Then he went out and wept bitterly. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, He having said to him, “Before rooster-crowing, you will deny Me three times”; and having gone outside, he wept bitterly. Berean Literal Bible And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, He having said, "Before the rooster crowing, you will deny Me three times." And having gone out, he wept bitterly. Young's Literal Translation and Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, he having said to him -- 'Before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me;' and having gone without, he did weep bitterly. Smith's Literal Translation And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, having said to him, That before the cock utter a sound, thou shalt deny me thrice. And having gone forth without, he wept bitterly. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Peter remembered the word of Jesus which he had said: Before the cock crow, thou wilt deny me thrice. And going forth, he wept bitterly. Catholic Public Domain Version And Peter remembered the words of Jesus, which he had said: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And going outside, he wept bitterly. New American Bible Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: “Before the cock crows you will deny me three times.” He went out and began to weep bitterly. New Revised Standard Version Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said: “Before the cock crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which he had said to him, Before the cock crows, you will deny me three times. And he went outside and wept bitterly. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Kaypha remembered the word of Yeshua that he had told him, “Before a cock will crow three times, you will deny me”; and going forth outside, he wept bitterly. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd Peter remembered the word which. Jesus had spoken to him: Before the cock crows, you will deny me three times. And he went out, and wept bitterly. Godbey New Testament And Peter remembered the word of Jesus having spoken to him, Haweis New Testament And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who had said unto him, Before the cock shall crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And going out, he wept bitterly. Mace New Testament when Peter remembred what Jesus had said to him, "before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice." and he went out, and wept bitterly. Weymouth New Testament and Peter recollected the words of Jesus, how He had said, "Before the cock crows you will three times disown me." And he went out and wept aloud, bitterly. Worrell New Testament And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, saying, Worsley New Testament And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who had said to him, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Peter Denies Jesus…74At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed. 75Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly. Cross References Mark 14:72 And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept. Luke 22:61-62 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.” / And he went outside and wept bitterly. John 18:27 Peter denied it once more, and immediately a rooster crowed. Matthew 26:34 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” Mark 14:30 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” Luke 22:34 But Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.” John 13:38 “Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times. Matthew 10:33 But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven. Mark 8:38 If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.” Luke 12:9 But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God. John 13:37-38 “Lord,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You.” / “Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times. John 21:15-17 When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.” / Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.” / Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. Acts 3:13-14 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him. / You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. 2 Timothy 2:12 if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us; Zechariah 13:7 Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones. Treasury of Scripture And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said to him, Before the cock crow, you shall deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. remembered. Matthew 26:34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Luke 22:61,62 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice… John 13:38 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. And he. Matthew 27:3-5 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, … Luke 22:31-34 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: … Romans 7:18-20 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not… Jump to Previous Aloud Bitterly Cock Cock-Crowing Cock's Crow Crows Cry Deny Disown Forth Hour Jesus Outside Peter Recollected Remembered Rooster Three Thrice Times Weeping Wept Wilt Word WordsJump to Next Aloud Bitterly Cock Cock-Crowing Cock's Crow Crows Cry Deny Disown Forth Hour Jesus Outside Peter Recollected Remembered Rooster Three Thrice Times Weeping Wept Wilt Word WordsMatthew 26 1. Jesus foretells his own death.3. The rulers conspire against him. 6. The woman anoints his feet. 14. Judas bargains to betray him. 17. Jesus eats the Passover; 26. institutes his holy supper; 30. foretells the desertion of his disciples, and Peter's denial; 36. prays in the garden; 47. and being betrayed by a kiss, 57. is carried to Caiaphas, 69. and denied by Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: This phrase highlights the moment of realization for Peter. Jesus had previously predicted Peter's denial during the Last Supper (Matthew 26:34). This moment of remembrance signifies the fulfillment of Jesus' prophecy and underscores His omniscience. It also reflects the human tendency to forget spiritual warnings in moments of fear or pressure. Peter's memory of Jesus' words serves as a catalyst for his repentance, illustrating the power of Christ's words to convict and lead to transformation. “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly. Persons / Places / Events 1. PeterOne of Jesus' closest disciples, known for his impulsive nature and strong declarations of loyalty to Jesus. In this passage, he experiences a moment of profound failure and repentance. 2. Jesus The central figure of the New Testament, whose prophecy about Peter's denial comes to pass in this verse. His foreknowledge and understanding of human weakness are highlighted. 3. The Rooster Symbolic in this context as the marker of Peter's denial, fulfilling Jesus' prophecy and serving as a wake-up call for Peter's realization of his actions. 4. The Courtyard The setting where Peter's denial takes place, a place of trial and fear, contrasting with the earlier setting of the Last Supper where Peter vowed loyalty. 5. The Denial The event where Peter denies knowing Jesus three times, showcasing human frailty and the struggle between fear and faith. Teaching Points The Reality of Human WeaknessEven the most devoted followers of Christ can falter. Recognize the need for humility and dependence on God's strength. The Importance of Repentance Peter's bitter weeping signifies genuine remorse. True repentance involves acknowledging our sins and turning back to God. The Power of Jesus' Foreknowledge and Grace Jesus knew Peter would deny Him, yet He still loved him and had a plan for his restoration. Trust in Jesus' grace and His ability to redeem our failures. The Role of Prophecy in Strengthening Faith Jesus' prophecy about Peter's denial was fulfilled, reinforcing the reliability of His words and the importance of Scripture in guiding our lives. The Call to Persevere in Faith Despite failures, believers are called to persevere, knowing that Jesus intercedes for us and offers restoration and purpose.(75) Peter remembered the word of Jesus.--St. Luke records (Luke 22:61) that it was at this moment, probably as He was passing from the council chamber, mocked and buffeted by the officers, that "the Lord turned and looked upon Peter." That glance, full, we must believe, of tenderest pity and deepest sadness, as of one who was moved not by anger but by sorrow, recalled him to his better self, and the flood-gates of penitence were opened. From that hour we lose sight of him till the morning of the Resurrection. We may infer from his then appearing in company with John (John 20:3), that he turned in his contrition to the friend and companion of his early years, who had probably witnessed his denials, and was not repulsed. The fact that the record of his fall appears in every Gospel, may be noted as indicating that, in after years, he did not shrink from letting men know of his guilt, but sought rather that men might find in him (as St. Paul afterwards in his experience, 1Timothy 1:12-16) a proof of the mercy and tender pity of his Lord. Verse 75. - Peter remembered the word of Jesus. Simultaneously with the crowing of the cock, the Lord turned round, and from the chamber facing the court looked upon Peter (Luke 22:61), singled him out from all the crowd, showed that amid all his own sufferings and sorrows be had not forgotten his weak apostle. What that look did for Peter we learn by succeeding events; it is for the homilist to expatiate thereon. Christ had prayed for him, and the effect of that prayer was now felt. He went out. From the portico where the denial had taken place; he rushed from that evil company into the night, a broken-hearted man, that no human eye might witness his anguish, that alone with his conscience and God he might wrestle out repentance. Wept bitterly. Tradition asserts that all his life long Peter hereafter never could hear a cock crow without failing on his knees and weeping. |
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