Matthew 26:72

New American Standard Bible 2020

And again he denied it, with an oath: “I do not know the man.”

Cross References

Exodus 20:7

“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.

Isaiah 48:1

“Hear this, house of Jacob, who are named Israel And who came from the waters of Judah, Who swear by the name of the Lord And invoke the God of Israel, But not in truth nor in righteousness.

Zechariah 8:17

Also let none of you devise evil in your heart against another, and do not love perjury; for all these things are what I hate,’ declares the Lord.”

Malachi 3:5

“Then I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, those who oppress the wage earner in his wages or the widow or the orphan, and those who turn away the stranger from justice and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of armies.

Matthew 26:71

When he had gone out to the gateway, another slave woman saw him and *said to those who were there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”

Matthew 26:73

A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “You really are one of them as well, since even the way you talk gives you away.”

Matthew 26:74

Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know the Man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.

Luke 22:34

But He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”