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John 13:38

Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.

KJV

ἀποκρίνεται Ἰησοῦς· τὴν ψυχήν σου ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ θήσεις; ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, οὐ μὴ ἀλέκτωρ φωνήσῃ ἕως οὗ ἀρνήσῃ με τρίς.

Greek NT

Respondit ei Jesus : Animam tuam pro me pones ? amen, amen dico tibi : non cantabit gallus, donec ter me neges.

Vulgate

Jesus answereth, Wilt thou lay down thy life for me? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.

ASV

Jesus answered him: Wilt thou lay down thy life for me? Amen, amen, I say to thee, the cock shall not crow, till thou deny me thrice.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
τίθημι
tithemi
verb · 99×
τρίς
tris
adverb · 12×
φωνέω
phoneo
verb · 43×
ψυχή
psuche
noun · 102×
ἀλέκτωρ
alektor
noun · 12×
ἀμήν
amen
hebrew_word · 124×
ἀποκρίνομαι
apokrinomai
verb · 233×
ἀρνέομαι
arneomai
verb · 33×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἕως
eos
adverb · 145×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
ὑπέρ
uper
preposition · 148×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ἀποκρίνεται | WH/Treg/NIV: ἀποκρίνεται | RP: Ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ ὁ
  • ἀποκρίνεταιSBLGNT
  • ἀποκρίνεταιWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • Ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ ὁRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἀρνήσῃ | WH/Treg/NIV: ἀρνήσῃ | RP: ἀπαρνήσῃ
  • ἀρνήσῃSBLGNT
  • ἀρνήσῃWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἀπαρνήσῃRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Prophecy

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • John 18:27 — Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.
  • John 21:17 — He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; t
  • Luke 22:34 — And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
  • Luke 22:34 — And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
  • Mark 14:30 — And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
  • Mark 14:30 — And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
  • Matt 26:34 — Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
  • Matt 26:34 — Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
  • Matt 26:75 — And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.