“You must not use the name of the Lord your God in a wrong way. If a person uses the Lord’s name in a wrong way, then that person is guilty. And the Lord will not make him innocent.
Matthew 26:72 - Easy To Read Version Again, Peter said that he was never with Jesus. Peter said, “I promise to God that I don’t know this man Jesus!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And again he denied it and disowned Him with an oath, saying, I do not know the Man! American Standard Version (1901) And again he denied with an oath, I know not the man. Common English Bible With a solemn pledge, he denied it again, saying, “I don’t know the man.” Catholic Public Domain Version And again, he denied it with an oath, "For I do not know the man." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And again he denied with an oath, I know not the man. |
“You must not use the name of the Lord your God in a wrong way. If a person uses the Lord’s name in a wrong way, then that person is guilty. And the Lord will not make him innocent.
The Lord says,\par “Family of Jacob, listen to me!\par You people call yourself ‘Israel.’\par You are from Judah’s family.\par You use the Lord’s name to make promises.\par You praise the God of Israel.\par But you are not honest and sincere\par when you do these things.”\par
Don’t make secret plans to hurt your neighbors! Don’t make false promises! You must not enjoy doing those things. Why? Because I hate those things!” The Lord said these things.
Then I will come to you—and I will do the right thing. I will be like a person that is ready to tell the judge about the bad things people did. Some people do evil magic. Some people do the sin of adultery. {\cf2\super [19]} Some people make false promises. Some people cheat their workers—they don’t pay them the money they promised. People don’t help widows and orphans. {\cf2\super [20]} People don’t help strangers. People don’t respect me!” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.
Then Peter left the yard. At the gate, another girl saw him. The girl said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
A short time later, some people standing there went to Peter and said, “We know you are one of those men that followed Jesus. We know this because of the way you talk.”
Then Peter began to curse. He said strongly, “I promise to God that I don’t know this man Jesus!” After Peter said this, a rooster crowed.
But Jesus said, “Peter, before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will say you don’t know me. You will say this three times!”