When you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,

“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”

Then Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You say so.”

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!” But they said, “What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!”

But John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?”

Peter said to him, “Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you on the water.”

Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus replied, “You have said it yourself.”

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A slave girl came to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.”

‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be thrown down to Hades! For if the miracles done among you had been done in Sodom, it would have continued to this day.

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

Going a little farther, he threw himself down with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if possible, let this cup pass from me! Yet not what I will, but what you will.”

But Jesus was silent. The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.”

Jesus said to him, “You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

After a little while, those standing there came up to Peter and said, “You really are one of them too – even your accent gives you away!”

But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.