Focused Passage

Matthew 26:31-35

The Betrayal, Passover, Gethsemane, Trial, and Denial of Jesus

Matthew 26 moves from Jesus’ prediction of crucifixion to the leaders’ murder plot, from costly anointing to Judas’s betrayal, from Passover preparation to Jesus’ institution of the Lord’s Supper, from confident disciple vows to Gethsemane weakness, from Jesus’ submission to arrest to disciple desertion, from false trial to Christological confession, and finally from Peter’s denial to bitter weeping.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

31Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’

32But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”

33Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will.”

34“Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”

35Peter replied, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the other disciples said the same thing.

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References and Original Words

Verse 31

Original words

ThenΤότεG5119Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural-ἐνG1722PrepositionThisταύτῃG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine SingularveryτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularnightνυκτὶG3571Noun - Dative Feminine SingularyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralvvvΠάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralwill all fall awayσκανδαλισθήσεσθεG4624Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Pluralon account ofἐνG1722PrepositionMeἐμοὶG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularForγάρG1063Conjunctionit is writtenγέγραπταιG1125Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularI will strikeΠατάξωG3960Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularShepherdποιμέναG4166Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandΚαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralsheepπρόβαταG4263Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularflockποίμνηςG4167Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularwill be scatteredδιασκορπισθήσονταιG1287Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural

BSB notes

  • Zechariah 13:7
Verse 32

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionafterΜετὰG3326Preposition-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularI have risenἐγερθῆναίG1453Verb - Aorist Infinitive PassiveIμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singularwill go ahead ofπροάξωG4254Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralintoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularGalileeΓαλιλαίανG1056Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 33

Original words

-δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ἈποκριθεὶςG611Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto HimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularEven ifΕἰG1487ConjunctionallπάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralfall awayσκανδαλισθήσονταιG4624Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Pluralon account ofἐνG1722PrepositionYouσοίG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularneverοὐδέποτεG3763AdverbwillσκανδαλισθήσομαιG4624Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular
Verse 34

Original words

TrulyἈμὴνG281Hebrew WordI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulardeclaredἜφηG5346Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-ὅτιG3754Conjunction-ἐνG1722PrepositionthisταύτῃG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine SingularveryτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularnightνυκτὶG3571Noun - Dative Feminine SingularbeforeπρὶνG4250Adverb[the] roosterἀλέκτοραG220Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularcrowsφωνῆσαιG5455Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activeyou will denyἀπαρνήσῃG533Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singularthree timesτρὶςG5151Adverb
Verse 35

Original words

-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularEven ifΚἂνG2579AdverbI have toδέῃG1163Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .μεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingulardieἀποθανεῖνG599Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivewithσὺνG4862PrepositionYouσοὶG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularvvvοὐG3756AdverbvvvμήG3361AdverbI will never denyἀπαρνήσομαιG533Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person SingularYouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person SingularAndκαὶG2532ConjunctionallπάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralthe otherοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralsaidεἶπανG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralthe same thingὁμοίωςG3668Adverb

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