Mark 14:27-31 – Desertion and Denial


James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Protestations of Saint Peter (Protestations de Saint Pierre), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 7 5/16 x 11 13/16 in. (18.6 x 30 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.228 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 00.159.228_PS2.jpg)

And Jesus said to them: Everyone will turn away , because it is written:

“I will strike down the shepherd,
And the sheep will be scattered.”

But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.’

But Peter said to him:

‘Even though everyone turns away, certainly I will not.’

And Jesus said to him:

‘Truly I say to you, that you will deny me today three times – this night before the cock crows twice.’

But Peter said emphatically : ‘If it is necessary for me to die with you, I will not deny you.’ 

Everyone spoke in the same way.

Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that thou art –
Thou my best thought, by day or by night;
Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.

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