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Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.
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On the way, Jesus told them, “Tonight all of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say,
‘God will strike 1 the Shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
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But after I have been raised from the dead, I will go ahead of you to Galilee and meet you there.”
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Peter declared, “Even if everyone else deserts you, I will never desert you.”
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Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, Peter - this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.”
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“No!” Peter insisted. “Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the other disciples vowed the same.