Peter said to him,
“Even if everyone else deserts you, I never will.”
Jesus replied,
“I tell you the truth, Peter—this very night,
before the rooster crows twice,
you will deny three times that you even know me.”
“No!” Peter declared emphatically.
“Even if I have to die with you,
I will never deny you!”…
…
But Peter denied it.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about”…
…Peter denied it again.
Peter swore, “A curse on me if I’m lying—
I don’t know this man you’re talking about!”
And immediately the rooster crowed the second time.
