Don’t be afraid of people. They can only kill the body. They cannot kill the soul. The only one you should fear is the One (God) that can destroy the body and the soul. He can send the body and the soul to hell.
Matthew 26:74 - Easy To Read Version 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Peter began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, I do not even know the Man! And at that moment a rooster crowed. American Standard Version (1901) Then began he to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And straightway the cock crew. Common English Bible Then he cursed and swore, “I don’t know the man!” At that very moment the rooster crowed. Catholic Public Domain Version Then he began to curse and to swear that he had not known the man. And immediately the rooster crowed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then he began to curse and to swear that he knew not the man. And immediately the cock crew. |
Don’t be afraid of people. They can only kill the body. They cannot kill the soul. The only one you should fear is the One (God) that can destroy the body and the soul. He can send the body and the soul to hell.
Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth. Tonight you will say you don’t know me. You will say this three times before the rooster crows.”
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 remembered what Jesus had told him: “Before the rooster crows, you will say three times that you don’t know me.” Then Peter went outside and cried bitterly.
All the people answered, “We will be responsible for his death. We accept for ourselves and for our children any punishment for his death.”
Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth. Tonight you will say you don’t know me. You will say this three times before the rooster crows twice.”
But Peter said that he was never with Jesus. He said, “I don’t know or understand what you are talking about.” Then Peter left and went to the entrance of the yard. {\cf2\super [223]}
But again Peter said, “No, I was not with him!” And at that same time a rooster crowed.
They are my brothers and sisters, my earthly family. I wish I could help them. I would even have a curse on me and cut myself off from Christ if that would help them.
If any person does not love the Lord, then let that person be separated from God—lost forever!
“I correct and punish those people that I love. So start trying hard! Change your hearts and lives!
Micah said to his mother, “Do you remember that someone stole 28 pounds [124] of silver from you. I heard you say a curse about that. Well, I have the silver. I took it.”
But we cannot allow our daughters to marry the men of Benjamin. We have made this promise: ‘Bad things will happen to anyone that gives a wife to a man of Benjamin.’