# fall away See how you translated this in [Matthew 26:31](./30.md). # Truly I say to you "I tell you the truth." This adds emphasis to what Jesus says next. # before the rooster crows Roosters crow when the sun comes up. AT: "before the sun comes up" # rooster a bird that calls out loudly around the time the sun comes up # crows This is the sound a rooster makes. # you will deny me three times "you will say three times that you are not my follower"