And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
Parallel translations
- WEB He said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!”
- BSB “Lord,” said Peter, “I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death.”
- NKJV But he said to Him, “Lord, I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death.”
- NASB But he said to Him, “Lord, I am ready to go with You both to prison and to death!”
- NLT Peter said, “Lord, I am ready to go to prison with you, and even to die with you.”
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Quick answer
Peter boldly declares he is ready to go with Jesus to prison and death. His sincere zeal outruns his actual strength.
Overview
Peter's confident pledge reflects genuine love yet dangerous self-reliance. His words reveal how easily even devoted disciples overestimate their own resolve. The contrast with his coming denial teaches the need to trust Christ's keeping power rather than one's own courage.
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- Mark 14:31But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.
- Matt 26:33–35Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
- John 13:36–37Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
- Mark 14:29But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.
- Matt 20:22But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
- Matt 26:40–41And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
- Acts 20:23–24Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
- Acts 21:13Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
- Prov 28:26He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
- Mark 14:37–38And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
- Jer 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
- 2 Kgs 8:12–13And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
- Jer 10:23O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
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