38Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.
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And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. …
But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 36-38)In these verses we have, I. Peter’s curiosity, and the check given to that. 1. Peter’s question was bold and blunt (John 13:36): Lord, whither goest thou ? referring to what Christ had said (John 13:33), Whither I go, you cannot come . The practical instructions Christ had given them concerning brotherly love he overlooks, and asks no questions upon them, but fastens upon that concerning which Chr…
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