THE ROOSTER WHO CROWED
Oil
By Cheri Welty
Matthew 26:34
Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”
Jesus predicts Peter’s denial. This appears three times in the Scriptures. In Matthew, it says, “‘I tell you the truth,’ Jesus answered, [referring to Peter] ‘this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.'”