Mark 14:27-31·~1 min
Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
Jesus says all the disciples will fall away, but after he rises he will go ahead of them into Galilee. Peter insists on loyalty, and Jesus names the coming triple denial before the rooster crows twice.
T27hen Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: 28But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.” 29Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I never will.” 30“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” 31But Peter kept insisting, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the others said the same thing.
Section summaryJesus tells the disciples that all of them will fall away, but he will rise and go ahead of them into Galilee. Peter answers with confidence and Jesus answers with a precise denial: before the rooster crows twice, Peter will deny him three times.
Role in the chapterThis exchange sets Peter’s failure against Jesus’ stated path through death and rising.