Then Peter began to curse and said to them,“ I don’t know the man!” Right away a rooster crowed.

彼得就发咒起誓地说：“我不认得那个人。”立时，鸡就叫了。

彼得就赌咒发誓说：“我不认得那个人。”立刻鸡就叫了。

彼得就赌咒发誓说：“我不认得那个人。”立刻鸡就叫了。

彼得又赌咒又发誓，说：“我不认识那个人！”就在这时候，鸡叫了。

彼得就发咒起誓说：“我不认识那一个人。”立刻鸡就叫了。

彼得就开始赌咒并起誓说：“我不认识那个人！”立时，鸡就叫了。

彼得就發咒起誓地說：「我不認得那個人。」立時，雞就叫了。

彼得就賭咒發誓說：「我不認得那個人。」立刻雞就叫了。

彼得就賭咒發誓說：「我不認得那個人。」立刻雞就叫了。

彼得又賭咒又發誓，說：「我不認識那個人！」就在這時候，雞叫了。

彼得就發咒起誓說：“我不認識那一個人。”立刻雞就叫了。

這時彼得就極力咒詛自己並且起誓說：『我不認識那個人。』立刻地雞就叫了。

彼得就開始賭咒並起誓說：「我不認識那個人！」立時，雞就叫了。

彼得詛且誓曰、我不識其人也、鷄即鳴、

彼得詛且誓曰、我不識其人也、鷄即鳴、

彼得遂詛且誓曰、我不識其人、即時鷄鳴、

伯鐸祿且咒且誓曰：『吾實不識其人。』雞即鳴矣。

Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them,“ I don’t know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed.

Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear,“ I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed.

Peter swore,“ A curse on me if I’m lying— I don’t know the man!” And immediately the rooster crowed.

Then he started to curse and to swear with an oath,“ I don’t know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed,

Then he began to curse and swear,“ I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.

Then he began to curse and swear, saying,“ I do not know the Man!” Immediately a rooster crowed.

Then began he to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And straightway the cock crew.

Then he started to curse and to swear with an oath,“ I do not know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed,

Then began he to curse and to swear,[ saying], I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

At that he began to curse, and he swore with an oath,“ I do not know the man!” At that moment a rooster crowed.

Then he began to curse and to swear,“ I don’t know the man!” Immediately the rooster crowed.

‘ I warn and correct those I love. So be sincere, and turn away from your sins.

The next morning some Jews gathered secretly to make plans against Paul. They made a promise to themselves. They promised that they would not eat or drink anything until they killed him.More than 40 men took part in this plan.They went to the chief priests and the elders. They said,“ We have made a special promise to God. We will not eat anything until we have killed Paul.

If anyone does not love the Lord, let a curse be on that person! Come, Lord!

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but can’t kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

But we can’t give them our daughters to be their wives. We Israelites have made a promise. We’ve said,‘ May anyone who gives a wife to a man from Benjamin be under the Lord’ s curse.’

Again Peter said no. At that exact moment a rooster began to crow.

I am so concerned about my people, who are members of my own race. I am ready to be cursed, if that would help them. I am even willing to be separated from Christ.

“ What if someone says in front of others that they know me? I will also say in front of my Father who is in heaven that I know them.But what if someone says in front of others that they don’t know me? I will say in front of my Father who is in heaven that I don’t know them.

When Jesus and the disciples had finished eating, Jesus spoke to Simon Peter. He asked,“ Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these others do?”“ Yes, Lord,” he answered.“ You know that I love you.” Jesus said,“ Feed my lambs.”Again Jesus asked,“ Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He answered,“ Yes, Lord. You know that I love you.” Jesus said,“ Take care of my sheep.”Jesus spoke to him a third time. He asked,“ Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt bad because Jesus asked him the third time,“ Do you love me?” He answered,“ Lord, you know all things. You know that I love you.” Jesus said,“ Feed my sheep.

The Israelites became very hungry that day. That’s because Saul had forced the army to make a promise. He had said,“ None of you must eat any food before evening comes. You must not eat until I’ve paid my enemies back for what they did. If you do, may you be under a curse!” So none of the troops ate any food at all.The whole army entered the woods. There was honey on the ground.When they went into the woods, they saw the honey dripping out of a honeycomb. No one put any of the honey in his mouth. They were afraid of the curse that would come if they broke their promise.But Jonathan hadn’t heard that his father had forced the army to make a promise. Jonathan had a long stick in his hand. He reached out and dipped the end of it into the honeycomb. He put some honey in his mouth. It gave him new life.Then one of the soldiers told him,“ Your father forced the army to make a promise that everyone must obey. He said,‘ None of you must eat any food today. If you do, may you be under a curse!’ That’s why the men are weak and ready to faint.”

“ What I’m about to tell you is true,” Jesus answered.“ It will happen today, in fact tonight. Before the rooster crows twice, you yourself will say three times that you don’t know me.”

All the people answered,“ Put the blame for his death on us and our children!”

Peter replied,“ Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed.

He said to his mother,“ Someone took 28 pounds of silver from you. I heard you curse the one who took it. I have the silver with me. I’m the one who took it.” Then his mother said,“ My son, may the Lord bless you!”

Then Peter began to curse. He said to them,“ I don’t know this man you’re talking about!”Right away the rooster crowed the second time. Then Peter remembered what Jesus had spoken to him.“ The rooster will crow twice,” he had said.“ Before it does, you will say three times that you don’t know me.” Peter broke down and cried.

But Peter said he had not been with him.“ I don’t know or understand what you’re talking about,” he said. He went out to the entrance to the courtyard.