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Jesus’ Followers Will Leave Him(A)

31 Jesus told ·his followers [L them], “Tonight you will all ·stumble in your faith [fall away; desert] on account of me, because it is written in the Scriptures:

‘I will ·kill [strike] the shepherd,
and the sheep [L of the flock] will ·scatter [be scattered][Zech. 13:7].

32 But after ·I rise from the dead [L I am raised], I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”

33 Peter said, “Everyone else may ·stumble in their faith [fall away; desert] because of you, but I will not.”

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Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial(A)

31 Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me,(B) for it is written:

“‘I will strike the shepherd,
    and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’[a](C)

32 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”(D)

33 Peter replied, “Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:31 Zech. 13:7