Jesus then tells them that they will all fall away, again this had been foretold in the Scriptures (Zech 13:7). These were the disciples who had left homes for Him, who had followed Him for some three years and had seen the miracles and heard all the teachings. However, there falling away would not be the end of the matter. Jesus would see them again after the resurrection.
Peter declares that he will never fall away, even if everyone else does. As we know these words proved to be hollow, but it is also the case that Peter genuinely meant it at the time. Our human nature is far weaker than we ever imagine.
Jesus assures Peter that he would indeed fall away and would even directly deny Jesus, and all this very soon. Again Peter declared that this would not be the case, and the others also made declarations of allegiance.
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