But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers.”
Parallel translations
- WEB but I prayed for you, that your faith wouldn’t fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers.”
- KJV But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
- BSB But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
- NKJV But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.”
- NASB but I have prayed for you, that your faith will not fail; and you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
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Quick answer
Jesus tells Peter He has prayed that his faith would not fail and charges him, once restored, to strengthen his brothers. It shows Christ's intercession preserving His own.
Overview
Though Peter will deny Jesus, Christ's prayer secures that his faith will not be utterly destroyed but will recover. Jesus foresees both the fall and the restoration, turning Peter's failure into future ministry. This is a vivid picture of Christ's ongoing intercession by which He keeps believers to the end.
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Cross-references · 33
- John 21:15–17So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”
- 1 Pet 5:8–10Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
- John 17:9–11I pray for them. I don’t pray for the world, but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours.
- Rom 8:34Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, yes rather, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
- 2 Cor 1:4–6who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
- Heb 7:25Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.
- 2 Pet 3:14Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight.
- 1 Jn 2:1–2My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.
- 1 Pet 1:5who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Heb 12:12–13Therefore lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees,
- Luke 8:13Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.
- Luke 22:61–62The Lord turned, and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the Lord’s word, how he said to him, “Before the rooster crows you will deny me three times.”
- Acts 3:19“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,
- 2 Pet 3:17–18You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.
- 2 Pet 1:10–12Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.
- John 17:15–21I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one.
- 1 Pet 1:13Therefore prepare your minds for action, be sober, and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ —
- Heb 12:15looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;
- Ps 32:3–6When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.
- Ps 51:12–13Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.
- Matt 18:3and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
- 1 Tim 1:13–16although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
- Matt 26:75Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” He went out and wept bitterly.
- Mark 14:72The rooster crowed the second time. Peter remembered the word, how that Jesus said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” When he thought about that, he wept.
- Mark 16:7But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he said to you.’”
- Zech 3:2–4Yahweh said to Satan, “Yahweh rebuke you, Satan! Yes, Yahweh who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Isn’t this a burning stick plucked out of the fire?”
- John 14:19Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also.
- 1 Jn 2:19They went out from us, but they didn’t belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have continued with us. But they left, that they might be revealed that none of them belong to us.
- Rom 5:9–10Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God’s wrath through him.
- 1 Pet 1:1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
- Rom 8:32He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?
- Titus 1:1Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
- 2 Tim 2:18men who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing the faith of some.
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