34“Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
— Matthew 26:34

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Illustration of Matthew 26:31-35 NLT

Illustration of Matthew 26:31-35 NLT -- Jesus told the followers, "Tonight you will lose your faith because of me. It is written {in the Scriptures }: 'I will kill the shepherd, and the sheep will run away.' But {after I die}, I will rise from death. Then I will go into Galilee. I will be there before you go there." Peter answered, "All the other followers may lose their faith because of you. But I will never lose my faith." Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth. Tonight you will say you don't know me. You will say this three times before the rooster crows." But Peter answered, "I will never say that I don't know you! I will even die with you!" And all the other followers said the same thing.