Chapter 10

Jesus’ Teaching about Divorce

1 aGetting up, He * went from there to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan; crowds * gathered around Him again, and, baccording to His custom, He once more began to teach them.

2 Some Pharisees came up to Jesus, testing Him, and began to question Him whether it was lawful for a man to 1divorce a wife.

3 And He answered and said to them, “What did Moses command you?”

4 They said, “aMoses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and 1send her away.”

5 But Jesus said to them, “1aBecause of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

6 “But afrom the beginning of creation, God bmade them male and female.

7 “aFor this reason a man shall leave his father and mother1,

8 aand the two shall become one flesh; so they are no longer two, but one flesh.

9 “What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”

10 In the house the disciples began questioning Him about this again.

11 And He * said to them, “aWhoever 1divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her;

12 and aif she herself 1divorces her husband and marries another man, she is committing adultery.”

Jesus Blesses Little Children

13 aAnd they were bringing children to Him so that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked them.

14 But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; afor the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

15 “Truly I say to you, awhoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”

16 And He atook them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them.

The Rich Young Ruler

17 aAs He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and bknelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to cinherit eternal life?”

18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.

19 “You know the commandments, ‘aDo not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’ ”

20 And he said to Him, “Teacher, I have kept aall these things from my youth up.”

21 Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him and said to him, “One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have atreasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

22 But at these words 1he was saddened, and he went away grieving, for he was one who owned much property.

23 And Jesus, looking around, * said to His disciples, “aHow hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!”

24 The disciples awere amazed at His words. But Jesus * answered again and * said to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

25 “aIt is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

26 They were even more astonished and said to Him, “1Then who can be saved?”

27 Looking at them, Jesus * said, “aWith people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.”

28 aPeter began to say to Him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed You.”

29 Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, athere is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake,

30 1but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in 2the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, along with persecutions; and in athe age to come, eternal life.

31 “But amany who are first will be last, and the last, first.”

Jesus’ Sufferings Foretold

32 aThey were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking on ahead of them; and they bwere amazed, and those who followed were fearful. And again He took the twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him,

33 saying, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and athe Son of Man will be 1delivered to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and will 2hand Him over to the Gentiles.

34 “They will mock Him and aspit on Him, and scourge Him and kill Him, and three days later He will rise again.”

35 1aJames and John, the two sons of Zebedee, * came up to Jesus, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You.”

36 And He said to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?”

37 They said to Him, “1Grant that we amay sit, one on Your right and one on Your left, in Your glory.”

38 But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able ato drink the cup that I drink, or bto be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?”

39 They said to Him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink ayou shall drink; and you shall be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized.

40 “But to sit on My right or on My left, this is not Mine to give; abut it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

41 aHearing this, the ten began to feel indignant with 1James and John.

42 Calling them to Himself, Jesus * said to them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great men exercise authority over them.

43 “But it is not this way among you, abut whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant;

44 and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be slave of all.

45 “For even the Son of Man adid not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His 1life a ransom for many.”

Bartimaeus Receives His Sight

46 aThen they * came to Jericho. And bas He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road.

47 When he heard that it was Jesus the aNazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, bSon of David, have mercy on me!”

48 Many were sternly telling him to be quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “aSon of David, have mercy on me!”

49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him here.” So they * called the blind man, saying to him, “aTake courage, stand up! He is calling for you.”

50 Throwing aside his cloak, he jumped up and came to Jesus.

51 And answering him, Jesus said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” And the blind man said to Him, “1aRabboni, I want to regain my sight!”

52 And Jesus said to him, “Go; ayour faith has 1made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him on the road.

Chapter 11

The Triumphal Entry

1 aAs they * approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and bBethany, near cthe Mount of Olives, He * sent two of His disciples,

2 and * said to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here.

3 “If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ you say, ‘The Lord has need of it’; and immediately he 1will send it back here.”

4 They went away and found a colt tied at the door, outside in the street; and they * untied it.

5 Some of the bystanders were saying to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”

6 They spoke to them just as Jesus had told them, and they gave them permission.

7 aThey * brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it; and He sat on it.

8 And many spread their coats in the road, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.

9 Those who went in front and those who followed were shouting:

“Hosanna!

aBlessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord;

10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David;

Hosanna ain the highest!”

11 aJesus entered Jerusalem and came into the temple; and after looking around at everything, bHe left for Bethany with the twelve, since it was already late.

12 aOn the next day, when they had left Bethany, He became hungry.

13 Seeing at a distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if perhaps He would find anything on it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

14 He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” And His disciples were listening.

Jesus Drives Money Changers from the Temple

15 aThen they * came to Jerusalem. And He entered the temple and began to drive out those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling 1doves;

16 and He would not permit anyone to carry 1merchandise through the temple.

17 And He began to teach and say to them, “Is it not written, ‘aMy house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? bBut you have made it a robbers’ 1den.”

18 The chief priests and the scribes heard this, and abegan seeking how to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, for bthe whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.

19 aWhen evening came, 1they would go out of the city.

20 aAs they were passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up.

21 Being reminded, Peter * said to Him, “aRabbi, look, the fig tree which You cursed has withered.”

22 And Jesus * answered saying to them, “aHave faith in God.

23 “aTruly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him.

24 “Therefore I say to you, aall things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.

25 “Whenever you astand praying, bforgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions.

26 [“1aBut if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your transgressions.”]

Jesus’ Authority Questioned

27 They * came again to Jerusalem. aAnd as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders * came to Him,

28 and began saying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?”

29 And Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

30 “Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? Answer Me.”

31 They began reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

32 “But 1shall we say, ‘From men’?”—they were afraid of the people, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet.

33 Answering Jesus, they * said, “We do not know.” And Jesus * said to them, “Nor 1will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

Chapter 12

Parable of the Vine-growers

1 aAnd He began to speak to them in parables: “bA man cplanted a vineyard and put a 1wall around it, and dug a vat under the wine press and built a tower, and rented it out to 2vine-growers and went on a journey.

2 “At the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, in order to receive some of the produce of the vineyard from the vine-growers.

3 “They took him, and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

4 “Again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.

5 “And he sent another, and that one they killed; and so with many others, beating some and killing others.

6 “He had one more to send, a beloved son; he sent him last of all to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

7 “But those vine-growers said to one another, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!’

8 “They took him, and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.

9 “What will the 1owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vine-growers, and will give the vineyard to others.

10 “Have you not even read this Scripture:

‘aThe stone which the builders rejected,

This became the chief corner stone;

11 aThis came about from the Lord,

And it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

12 aAnd they were seeking to seize Him, and yet they feared the 1people, for they understood that He spoke the parable against them. And so bthey left Him and went away.

Jesus Answers the Pharisees, Sadducees and Scribes

13 aThen they * sent some of the Pharisees and bHerodians to Him in order to ctrap Him in a statement.

14 They * came and * said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and 1defer to no one; for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it 2lawful to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?

15 “Shall we pay or shall we not pay?” But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a 1denarius to look at.”

16 They brought one. And He * said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” And they said to Him, “Caesar’s.”

17 And Jesus said to them, “aRender to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they 1were amazed at Him.

18 aSome Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) * came to Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying,

19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that aif a man’s brother dies and leaves behind a wife and leaves no child, his brother should 1marry the wife and raise up children to his brother.

20 “There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children.

21 “The second one 1married her, and died leaving behind no children; and the third likewise;

22 and so 1all seven left no children. Last of all the woman died also.

23 “In the resurrection, 1when they rise again, which one’s wife will she be? For 2all seven had married her.”

24 Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not 1understand the Scriptures or the power of God?

25 “For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

26 “But 1regarding the fact that the dead rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, ain the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘bI am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?

27 “aHe is not the God 1of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken.”

28 aOne of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and brecognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, “What commandment is the 1foremost of all?”

29 Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘aHear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord;

30 aand you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’

31 “The second is this, ‘aYou shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

32 The scribe said to Him, “Right, Teacher; You have truly stated that aHe is One, and there is no one else besides Him;

33 aand to love Him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as himself, bis much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

34 When Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” aAfter that, no one would venture to ask Him any more questions.

35 aAnd Jesus began to say, as He btaught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that 1the Christ is the cson of David?

36 “David himself said 1in the Holy Spirit,

‘aThe Lord said to my Lord,

“Sit at My right hand,

Until I put Your enemies beneath Your feet.” ’

37 “David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; so in what sense is He his son?” And athe large crowd 1enjoyed listening to Him.

38 aIn His teaching He was saying: “Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like brespectful greetings in the market places,

39 and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,

40 awho devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation.”

The Widow’s Mite

41 aAnd He sat down opposite bthe treasury, and began observing how the people were cputting 1money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large sums.

42 A poor widow came and put in two 1small copper coins, which amount to a 2cent.

43 Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all 1the contributors to the treasury;

44 for they all put in out of their 1surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, 2all she had ato live on.”

Chapter 13

Things to Come

1 aAs He was going out of the temple, one of His disciples * said to Him, “Teacher, behold 1what wonderful stones and 1what wonderful buildings!”

2 And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? aNot one stone will be left upon another which will not be torn down.”

3 As He was sitting on athe Mount of Olives opposite the temple, bPeter and 1James and John and Andrew were questioning Him privately,

4 “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the 1sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?”

5 And Jesus began to say to them, “See to it that no one misleads you.

6 “Many will come in My name, saying, ‘aI am He!’ and will mislead many.

7 “When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be frightened; those things must take place; but that is not yet the end.

8 “For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will also be famines. These things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.

9 “But 1be on your guard; for they will adeliver you to the 2courts, and you will be flogged ain the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them.

10 “aThe gospel must first be preached to all the nations.

11 “aWhen they 1arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but it is the Holy Spirit.

12 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and 1have them put to death.

13 “aYou will be hated by all because of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.

14 “But awhen you see the babomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.

15 “aThe one who is on the housetop must not go down, or go in to get anything out of his house;

16 and the one who is in the field must not turn back to get his coat.

17 “But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

18 “But pray that it may not happen in the winter.

19 “For those days will be a time of tribulation such as has not occurred asince the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will.

20 “Unless the Lord had shortened those days, no 1life would have been saved; but for the sake of the 2elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.

21 “And then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is 1the Christ’; or, ‘Behold, He is there’; do not believe him;

22 for false Christs and afalse prophets will arise, and will show 1bsigns and bwonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, the elect.

23 “But take heed; behold, I have told you everything in advance.

The Return of Christ

24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, athe sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light,

25 aand the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in 1the heavens will be shaken.

26 “Then they will see athe Son of Man bcoming in clouds with great power and glory.

27 “And then He will send forth the angels, and awill gather together His 1elect from the four winds, bfrom the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of heaven.

28 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

29 “Even so, you too, when you see these things happening, 1recognize that 2He is near, right at the 3door.

30 “Truly I say to you, this 1generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

31 “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

32 “aBut of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

33 “Take heed, akeep on the alert; for you do not know when the appointed time 1will come.

34 “aIt is like a man away on a journey, who upon leaving his house and 1putting his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay on the alert.

35 “Therefore, abe on the alert—for you do not know when the 1master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or bwhen the rooster crows, or cin the morning—

36 in case he should come suddenly and find you aasleep.

37 “What I say to you I say to all, ‘aBe on the alert!’ ”

Chapter 14

1 aNow bthe Passover and Unleavened Bread were two days away; and the chief priests and the scribes cwere seeking how to seize Him by stealth and kill Him;

2 for they were saying, “Not during the festival, otherwise there might be a riot of the people.”

3 aWhile He was in bBethany at the home of Simon the leper, and reclining at the table, there came a woman with an alabaster vial of very ccostly perfume of pure 1nard; and she broke the vial and poured it over His head.

4 But some were indignantly remarking to one another, “Why has this perfume been wasted?

5 “For this perfume might have been sold for over three hundred 1denarii, and the money given to the poor.” And they were scolding her.

6 But Jesus said, “Let her alone; why do you bother her? She has done a good deed to Me.

7 “For you always have athe poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.

8 “She has done what she could; ashe has anointed My body beforehand for the burial.

9 “Truly I say to you, awherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her.”

10 aThen Judas Iscariot, bwho was one of the twelve, went off to the chief priests in order to 1betray Him to them.

11 They were glad when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.

The Last Passover

12 aOn the first day of bUnleavened Bread, when 1the Passover lamb was being csacrificed, His disciples * said to Him, “Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

13 And He * sent two of His disciples and * said to them, “Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him;

14 and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is My aguest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?” ’

15 “And he himself will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; prepare for us there.”

16 The disciples went out and came to the city, and found it just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

17 aWhen it was evening He * came with the twelve.

18 As they were reclining at the table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will 1betray Me—2one who is eating with Me.”

19 They began to be grieved and to say to Him one by one, “Surely not I?”

20 And He said to them, “It is one of the twelve, 1one who dips with Me in the bowl.

21 “For the Son of Man is to go just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man 1by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good 2for that man if he had not been born.”

The Lord’s Supper

22 aWhile they were eating, He took some bread, and 1after a bblessing He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is My body.”

23 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

24 And He said to them, “This is My ablood of the bcovenant, which is poured out for many.

25 “Truly I say to you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

26 aAfter singing a hymn, they went out to bthe Mount of Olives.

27 aAnd Jesus * said to them, “You will all 1fall away, because it is written, ‘bI will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.’

28 “But after I have been raised, aI will go ahead of you to Galilee.”

29 But Peter said to Him, “Even though all may 1fall away, yet I will not.”

30 And Jesus * said to him, “Truly I say to you, that 1athis very night, before ba rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny Me three times.”

31 But Peter kept saying insistently, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And they all were saying the same thing also.

Jesus in Gethsemane

32 aThey * came to a place named Gethsemane; and He * said to His disciples, “Sit here until I have prayed.”

33 And He * took with Him Peter and 1James and John, and began to be very adistressed and troubled.

34 And He * said to them, “aMy soul is deeply grieved to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.”

35 And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground and began to pray that if it were possible, athe hour might 1pass Him by.

36 And He was saying, “aAbba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; byet not what I will, but what You will.”

37 And He * came and * found them sleeping, and * said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour?

38 “aKeep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

39 Again He went away and prayed, saying the same 1words.

40 And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him.

41 And He * came the third time, and * said to them, “1Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough; athe hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being 2betrayed into the hands of sinners.

42 “Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!”

Betrayal and Arrest

43 aImmediately while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, * came up 1accompanied by a crowd with swords and clubs, who were from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

44 Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away 1under guard.”

45 After coming, Judas immediately went to Him, saying, “aRabbi!” and kissed Him.

46 They laid hands on Him and seized Him.

47 But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and 1cut off his ear.

48 And Jesus said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber?

49 “Every day I was with you ain the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me; but this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures.”

50 And they all left Him and fled.

51 A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they * seized him.

52 But he 1pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.

Jesus before His Accusers

53 aThey led Jesus away to the high priest; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes * gathered together.

54 Peter had followed Him at a distance, aright into bthe courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the 1officers and cwarming himself at the 2fire.

55 Now the chief priests and the whole 1aCouncil kept trying to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any.

56 For many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony was not consistent.

57 Some stood up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying,

58 “We heard Him say, ‘aI will destroy this 1temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’ ”

59 Not even in this respect was their testimony consistent.

60 The high priest stood up and came forward and questioned Jesus, saying, “Do You not answer? 1What is it that these men are testifying against You?”

61 aBut He kept silent and did not answer. bAgain the high priest was questioning Him, and 1saying to Him, “Are You 2the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”

62 And Jesus said, “I am; and you shall see athe Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and bcoming with the clouds of heaven.”

63 aTearing his clothes, the high priest * said, “What further need do we have of witnesses?

64 “You have heard the ablasphemy; how does it seem to you?” And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.

65 Some began to aspit at Him, and 1bto blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, “cProphesy!” And the officers 2received Him with 3slaps in the face.

Peter’s Denials

66 aAs Peter was below in bthe courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest * came,

67 and seeing Peter awarming himself, she looked at him and * said, “You also were with Jesus the bNazarene.”

68 But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are talking about.” And he awent out onto the 1porch.2

69 The servant-girl saw him, and began once more to say to the bystanders, “This is one of them!”

70 But again ahe denied it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, bfor you are a Galilean too.”

71 But he began to 1curse and swear, “I do not know this man you are talking about!”

72 Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him, “Before aa rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” 1And he began to weep.