Section 147
Prediction of Peter's denial
Jerusalem, in the upper room
Matthew 26:31-35 | Mark 14:27-31 | Luke 22:31-38 | John 13:31-38 |
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31When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him. 32If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him immediately. 33Little children, I am with you for a little while longer. You will seek me, and just as I said to the Jews, now I say to you also, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’ 34I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” 36Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered him, “You cannot follow me now to the place where I am going, but afterward you will follow me.” | |||
31Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will fall away because of me this night. For it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ [*] 32But after I have been raised up, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.” | 27Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will fall away because of me this night. For it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ [*] 28However, after I have been raised up, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.” | 31Then the Lord said, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to have you, so that he might sift you like wheat. 32But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. Once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” | |
33Peter answered him, “Even if everyone else falls away because of you, I will never fall away.” 34Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that on this night, before a rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” 35But Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will certainly not deny you.” And all the disciples said the same thing. | 29But Peter said to him, “Even if everyone else falls away, I will not.” 30Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that today, on this night, before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” 31But Peter said all the more vehemently, “Even if I must die with you, I will certainly not deny you.” And they all said the same thing. | 33Peter said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death.” 34Jesus said, “I tell you, Peter, a rooster will certainly not crow today before you have denied three times that you know me.” | 37Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” 38Jesus answered him, “You will lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, a rooster will certainly not crow until you have denied me three times.” |
35Then Jesus said to them, “When I sent you without a moneybag, knapsack, or sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Nothing.” 36Then he said to them, “But now he who has a moneybag must take it, and likewise a knapsack. And he who does not have a sword must sell his garment and buy one. 37For I tell you that this Scripture must still be fulfilled in me: ‘He was numbered with the lawless.’ For what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment.” [*] 38So they said, “Lord, behold, here are two swords.” He said to them, “That is enough!” |
Notes
Upper Room
The Upper room, or Cenacle, commemorates the place where the last Supper was eaten and Holy Communion was instituted. The Gospels tell us nothing of the location of the house, but there is good indication it would have been on the western hill where a wealthy man would have had an upper room on his house. Archaeological excavations in the Jewish quarter show that there were large houses in this area during the time of Christ.
There is a possibility that this is indeed the correct location of the Upper Room. A church was built on this site soon after the death of Jesus. It must have survived the Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. Bishop Epiphanius wrote of how Emperor Hadrian made an inspection tour of Jerusalem in 130 A.D. and found “everything razed except for a few houses and a certain small church of the Christians which stood on Mount Zion in the place where the disciples returned after the ascension”. This church was destroyed and rebuilt many times over the following centuries before being handed over to the Franciscans who restored the room giving it its present Gothic appearance (14th century).
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Jerusalem, in the upper room
Footnotes
Matthew 26,31 | Mark 14,27
Zechariah 13:7
Luke 22,37
Isaiah 53:12