Matthew 26:34
“Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.”
King James Version
Jesus's specific prediction of Peter's three denials before cockcrow that very night, fulfilled exactly.
Fulfillment References
Matthew 26:69-75 Luke 22:34 John 18:27
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalJesus foretells Peter's threefold denial before the cock crows — and it came to pass exactly (Matt. 26:69-75). The Lord Jesus, God in flesh, knew the heart of His own (John 2:24-25); His precise foreknowledge marks Him as the One who declares the end from the beginning (Isa. 46:10).
JewishNot part of Jewish tradition (a saying of Jesus); the motif of a prophet foreknowing betrayal echoes the Hebrew prophets' insight.
CatholicChrist's divine foreknowledge of Peter's fall, later restored (John 21) — a lesson in human weakness and grace.
ProtestantJesus' exact prediction of Peter's denial evidences His foreknowledge and is fulfilled that very night.
AcademicA prediction-fulfillment unit in the Passion narrative; all four Gospels record the denial, underscoring its place in early tradition.
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