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John 13:37

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KJV ORIGINAL

Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.

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Peter was like, 'Jesus, why can't I come with you right now? I'm ready to die for you.'

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Peter was all in, even when he didn't understand what he was signing up for.

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Then Peter remembered what Jesus had told him: 'Before the rooster crows, you'll deny me three times.' He walked away and just broke down crying.

He comes back and finds them all asleep. He looks right at Peter and says, 'Simon, seriously? You're sleeping? You couldn't stay awake with me for just one hour?'

Right then, the rooster crowed for the second time. That's when it hit Peter — Jesus had told him, 'Before the rooster crows twice, you'll deny knowing me three times.' When Peter realized what he'd just done, he broke down and cried.

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