Mark 14:26-31 English Standard Version Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial 26 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 27 And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ 28 But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.” 29 Peter said to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not.” 30 And Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” 31 But he said emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And they all said the same. There is a hymn that was sung after drinking the third cup (The Cup of Redemption), so this is one of the main reasons people think Jesus ended the Lord's Supper by drinking the third cup. See yesterday's journal entry for a little more discussion on that. After they finished supper, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Jesus says that all the disciples will fall away and leave Him all alone to go through and suffer these things. They will all abandon Him, at least for a short time as John returns to watch the trial and the crucifixion. This was to fulfill the Scriptures the say, "I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered." However, this message is not without hope. Jesus says that after He is raised up (they didn't understand this until it happened), that He would go ahead of them into Galilee, and they should look for Him and meet Him there. It is at this point that Peter denies his denial, saying that even if all the others fell away, he would not. Jesus specifically tells Peter that not only would Peter abandon Him like the others, but Peter would deny Christ three times "before the rooster crows twice." Peter then swore emphatically that this would never be the case (he forgot who he was talking to) and that even if he had to die for Jesus, he would. Then all the others said the same thing. They were all sure that this was a test of their loyalty and that all of them would be more loyal than the others, but all of them fled when Jesus was arrested, and they all went into hiding between the crucifixion and resurrection. We'll even see in this time of greatest need when Jesus tells the "Inner Circle" of Peter, James and John to watch and pray with Him that they already start to "abandon" Him by sleeping instead of watching and praying. We'll talk about that in the next section tomorrow. Comments are closed.
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