Bible Strands
Mark 14:30
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to Peter in the upper room during the Last Supper, immediately after Peter boasts he will never fall away.
The words — ἀμὴν (amēn) = Amen/Truly and λέγω (legō) = I say anchor the declaration.
The thread — Jesus repeats this prediction in John 13:38, and the text records its fulfillment in Mark 14:68 when Peter denies Him and the rooster crows.
Why it lands — The text states a specific future denial before a precise time marker, requiring the reader to confront the gap between human resolve and actual behavior.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
Cross-references
- Mark 14:66 While Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the servant girls of the high priest came down
- John 13:38 “Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.
- Genesis 1:5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
- Genesis 1:8 God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
- Matthew 26:69 Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.
- Luke 22:34 But Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”
- Luke 22:54 Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance.
- John 18:17 At this, the servant girl watching the door said to Peter, “Aren’t you also one of this man’s disciples?” “I am not,” he answered.
- John 18:25 Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:12 So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.