Jesus said to him, “Most certainly I tell you, that you today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”
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Jesus said to him, “Most certainly I tell you, that you today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”
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And Iesus sayd vnto him: Verely I saye vnto the this daye even in this nyght before the cocke crowe twyse thou shalt denye me thryse.
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Then Iesus saide vnto him, Verely I say vnto thee, this day, euen in this night, before the cocke crowe twise, thou shalt denie me thrise.
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- Mark 14:66-72 As Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the maids of the high priest came, and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him, and said, “You were also with the Nazarene, Jesus!” But he denied it, saying, “I neither know, nor understand what you are saying.” He went out on the porch, and the rooster crowed. The maid saw him, and began again to tell those who stood by, “This is one of them.” But he again denied it. After a little while again those who stood by said to Peter, “You truly are one of them, for you are a Galilean, and your speech shows it.” But he began to curse, and to swear, “I don’t know this man of whom you speak!” The rooster crowed the second time. Peter remembered the word, how that Jesus said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” When he thought about that, he wept.
- John 13:38 Jesus answered him, “Will you lay down your life for me? Most certainly I tell you, the rooster won’t crow until you have denied me three times.
- Genesis 1:5 God called the light “day”, and the darkness he called “night”. There was evening and there was morning, the first day.
- Genesis 1:8 God called the expanse “sky”. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
- Matthew 26:69-75 Now Peter was sitting outside in the court, and a maid came to him, saying, “You were also with Jesus, the Galilean!” But he denied it before them all, saying, “I don’t know what you are talking about.” When he had gone out onto the porch, someone else saw him, and said to those who were there, “This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth.” Again he denied it with an oath, “I don’t know the man.” After a little while those who stood by came and said to Peter, “Surely you are also one of them, for your speech makes you known.” Then he began to curse and to swear, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately the rooster crowed. Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” Then he went out and wept bitterly.
- Luke 22:34 He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will by no means crow today until you deny that you know me three times.”
- Luke 22:54-62 They seized him, and led him away, and brought him into the high priest’s house. But Peter followed from a distance. When they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard, and had sat down together, Peter sat among them. A certain servant girl saw him as he sat in the light, and looking intently at him, said, “This man also was with him.” He denied Jesus, saying, “Woman, I don’t know him.” After a little while someone else saw him, and said, “You also are one of them!” But Peter answered, “Man, I am not!” After about one hour passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, “Truly this man also was with him, for he is a Galilean!” But Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you are talking about!” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. The Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the Lord’s word, how he said to him, “Before the rooster crows you will deny me three times.” He went out, and wept bitterly.
- John 18:17 Then the maid who kept the door said to Peter, “Are you also one of this man’s disciples?” He said, “I am not.”
- John 18:25-27 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore to him, “You aren’t also one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” One of the servants of the high priest, being a relative of him whose ear Peter had cut off, said, “Didn’t I see you in the garden with him?” Peter therefore denied it again, and immediately the rooster crowed.
- 1 Corinthians 10:12 Therefore let him who thinks he stands be careful that he doesn’t fall.
- Genesis 1:13 There was evening and there was morning, a third day.
- Genesis 1:19 There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
- Genesis 1:23 There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But he spake the more vehemently,.... With a louder…
But he spake the more vehemently,.... With a louder voice; with more spirit and eagerness; in a more peremptory and self-confident way.
If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. The Syriac version adds, "O my Lord", my dear Lord, I will never deny thee upon any consideration whatever; and the Persic version, O Lord:
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likewise also said they all; as he said, so said "all the disciples", as the Syriac version reads it; See Gill on Mat 26:35.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 30. That THOU] συ is added by ABEGHKLMS-V,…
Verse 30. That THOU] συ is added by ABEGHKLMS-V, eighty-eight others, Syriac, Arabic, Persic, Coptic, AEthiopic, Armenian, Slavonic, Vulgate, Saxon, Theophylact, and Euthymsus. It adds much to the energy of the passage, every word of which is deeply emphatical. Verily, I say unto thee, that THOU, THIS DAY, in THIS VERY NIGHT, before the cock shall crow TWICE, THOU wilt deny ME.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 30. in this night] Before the dawn of the…
30. in this night] Before the dawn of the morrow should streak the eastern sky, and in the darkness the cock should twice have crowed, he who had declared he would never be offended, would thrice deny that he had ever known his Lord. St Mark, as usual, records two points which enhance the force of the warning and the guilt of Peter, viz. (a) that the cock should crow twice, and (b) that after such warning he repeated his protestation with greater vehemence.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (30) Before the cock crow twice.—The word “twice” is…
(30) Before the cock crow twice.—The word “twice” is omitted in many MSS. It agrees, however, with the emphatic mention of the cock crowing a “second time” in Mar_14:72, and with the form of the prediction in the same verse, and may fairly be regarded as the true reading, the omission in some MSS. being accidental.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Verily I say unto thee, that thou to-day, even…
Verily I say unto thee, that thou to-day, even this night, before the cock crow twice, shalt deny me thrice. The day had begun. It began at six in the evening. It was already advanced. This second crowing of the cock is mentioned by St. Mark only; and it forms an additional aggravation of Peter"s sin. The "cockcrowing" was a term used for one of the divisions of the night. (see Mar_13:35) But it appears that there were three times at which the cock-crowing might be expected namely,
(1) early in the night, between eleven and twelve;
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(2) between one and two; and
(3) between five and six.
The two cock crowings here referred to would be the two last of the three here mentioned. It would probably be about 2 a.m., when the first trial of our Lord took place in the house of Caiaphas.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain Thou shall deny Me thrice.
Mar_14:30
Thou shall deny Me thrice.
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Danger of self-ignorance
The Dougal, an old line of battle ship, which has been lying in Portsmouth Harbour since her return from a cruise on the China station, in 1871, has been recently docked for the purpose of alterations, so as to fit her for taking the place of the Vernon, torpedo and depot ship. During an examination of her interior, one of the workmen came across a live shell in a disused corner of the ship. The projectile must have lain where it was found for over fourteen years. This was a startling discovery; but had no examination of the interior been required, the missile would not even now have been found. How forcibly the story illustrates the need we have for careful and frequent search into our own hearts! Possibly the projectile had been placed in the disused corner of the ship by an enemy; or, on the other hand, it may have been concealed ready to hurl at the foe. Anyhow, it was a dangerous thing to have stowed away, for at any moment it might have exploded, and destroyed the vessel. Self-examination is ever beneficial, and often leads to the startling discovery of some most dangerous evil that lay long concealed in the disused corners of the heart. That we may be fitted to take our right place in Gods service, and go forth to our work with His approval, let a thorough examination be made, and let all evil be removed. (Robert Spurgeon.)
Good resolutions soon forgotten
Note how suddenly even a good man is turned from good resolutions, if but a little left to himself, or if he remit but a little of his own watchfulness. In a few hours this confident disciple, who scorned to think of denying his Master, denies and forswears Him too.
1. We stand by grace, which, if not every moment renewed, we must needs fall; as in the case of a man supported by a crutch-remove the crutch, and he falls down; or set a staff upright, withdraw the hand, and you need not push it down, it goes of itself.
2. The suddenness of the temptation, which comes like lightning, and our proneness to be kindled with it.
3. The freedom of the Spirit, who comes and goes at His own pleasure.
(1) This should keep us humble, no matter how holy a state we get into. The gun may at any time suddenly disappear under a cloud.
(2) Let us watch our graces well, and forecast temptation.
(3) Let us depend on the Spirit of God to perfect and accomplish His own good motions, and leave us not to ourselves, who can quickly quench them.
4. No wonder if the righteousness of hypocrites be as the morning dew (Hos_6:4). (Dr. Thomas Taylor.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Truly I say to you
Truly I say to you
This indicates that the statement that follows is especially true and important. See how you translated this in Mark 3:28.
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rooster crows
The rooster is a bird that calls out very early in the morning. The loud sound he makes is "crowing."
twice
two times
you will deny me
"you will say that you do not know me"
If I must die
"Even if I must die"
They all made the same promise
This means that all of the disciples said the same thing that Peter said.
translationWords
Jesus
amen
die
promise
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