Matthew 26:74 Cross References

Matthew 26:74

74: Peter said, "I swear by God, I don't know the man." And immediately the rooster crowed.

I am the one who corrects and disciplines everyone I love. Be diligent and turn from your indifference.

"Don't be afraid of those who want to kill you. They can only kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

The next morning a group of Jews got together and bound themselves with an oath to neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
There were more than forty of them.
They went to the leading priests and other leaders and told them what they had done. "We have bound ourselves under oath to neither eat nor drink until we have killed Paul.

After breakfast Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?Yes, Lord," Peter replied, "you know I love you.Then feed my lambs," Jesus told him.
Jesus repeated the question: "Simon son of John, do you love me?Yes, Lord," Peter said, "you know I love you.Then take care of my sheep," Jesus said.
Once more he asked him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, "Lord, you know everything. You know I love you." Jesus said, "Then feed my sheep.

But Peter said, "Man, I don't know what you are talking about." And as soon as he said these words, the rooster crowed.

And all the people yelled back, "We will take responsibility for his death--we and our children!"

Peter said, "I swear by God, I don't know this man you're talking about."
And immediately the rooster crowed the second time. Suddenly, Jesus' words flashed through Peter's mind: "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times." And he broke down and cried.

"If anyone acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will openly acknowledge that person before my Father in heaven.
But if anyone denies me here on earth, I will deny that person before my Father in heaven.

Peter denied it. "I don't know what you're talking about," he said, and he went out into the entryway. Just then, a rooster crowed.

Now the men of Israel were worn out that day, because Saul had made them take an oath, saying, "Let a curse fall on anyone who eats before evening--before I have full revenge on my enemies." So no one ate a thing all day,
even though they found honeycomb on the ground in the forest.
They didn't even touch the honey because they all feared the oath they had taken.
But Jonathan had not heard his father's command, and he dipped a stick into a piece of honeycomb and ate the honey. After he had eaten it, he felt much better.
But one of the men saw him and said, "Your father made the army take a strict oath that anyone who eats food today will be cursed. That is why everyone is weary and faint."

"Peter," Jesus replied, "the truth is, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times."

for my people, my Jewish brothers and sisters. I would be willing to be forever cursed--cut off from Christ!--if that would save them.

But we cannot give them our own daughters in marriage because we have sworn with a solemn oath that anyone who does this will fall under God's curse."

One day he said to his mother, "I heard you curse the thief who stole eleven hundred pieces of silver from you. Well, here they are. I was the one who took them.The LORD bless you for admitting it," his mother replied.

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