And he wentout and weptbitterly.
For I confessmy iniquity;I am fullof anxietybecauseof my sin.
"I have surelyheardEphraimgrieving,You have chastisedme, and I was chastised,Like an untrainedcalf;Bringme backthat I may be restored,For You are the LORDmy God.
Even when their survivorsescape,they will be on the mountainslike dovesof the valleys,allof them mourning,eachover his own iniquity.
"I will pourout on the houseof Davidand on the inhabitantsof Jerusalem,the Spiritof graceand of supplication,so that they will lookon Me whomthey have pierced;and they will mournfor Him, as one mournsfor an onlyson,and they will weepbitterlyoverHim like the bitterweepingovera firstborn.
And Peterrememberedthe wordwhich Jesushad said,"Beforea roostercrows,you will denyMe three times."And he wentout and weptbitterly.
"Blessedare thosewho mourn,for they shall be comforted.
Immediatelya roostercroweda second time.And PeterrememberedhowJesushad madethe remarkto him, "Beforea roostercrowstwice,you will denyMe three times."And he began to weep.
The Lordturnedand lookedat Peter.And Peterrememberedthe wordof the Lord,howHe had toldhim, "Beforea roostercrowstoday,you will denyMe three times."
Now the menwho were holding Jesus in custodywere mockingHim and beatingHim,
Thereforelet him who thinkshe standstake heedthat he does not fall.
