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Matthew 26:34
Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny Me thrice.
Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny Me thrice.
Verse 34. _JESUS SAID_] Our Lord's answer to Peter is very emphatic and impressive. _Verily _- I speak a solemn weighty truth, _thou wilt_ not only be _stumbled, fall off_, and _forsake_ thy Master,...
JESUS FORETELLS THE FALL OF PETER - This is also recorded in Mark 14:27; Luke 22:31; John 13:34. Matthew 26:31
13. THE PASSION OF THE KING. Chapter s 26-27. CHAPTER 26 1. His Death Planned. (Matthew 26:1 .) 2. Mary of Bethany Anointing the King.(Matthew 26:6 .) 3. The Betrayal. (Matthew 26:14 .) 4. The Last...
PREDICTION OF THE DISCIPLES-' DESERTION (Mark 14:26 *). In Lk. (Luke 22:31) the prediction is confined to Peter. Note in Mt.'s narrative (_a)_ the disaster is to be this night, (Matthew 26:31), (_b)_...
THE BEGINNING OF THE LAST ACT OF THE TRAGEDY (Matthew 26:1-5)...
Then Jesus said to them, "Every one of you will be made to stumble because of me during this night; for it stands written, 'I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abr...
THAT. Greek. _hoti._ Separating what was said from the time when it was said. See note on Luke 23:43. BEFORE. See note on Matthew 1:18. THE. a: i.e. one of other cooks. SHALT. wilt. THRICE: i.e. th...
_before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice_ "This day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice" (Mark). A curious difficulty has been raised here from the fact...
ALL SHALL BE OFFENDED Mark 14:27-31; Luke 22:31-34. Cp. John 13:36-38; John 16:32...
ΠΡῚΝ�.Τ.Λ. ‘This day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice’ (Mark). A curious difficulty has been raised here from the fact that it was unlawful for Jews to keep f...
Ver 30. And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. 31. Then saith Jesus unto them, "All ye shall be offended because of me this night; for it is written, I will smite the...
_THE PASSOVER AND COMMUNION MATTHEW 26:17-35:_ Jesus ate the Passover with the disciples for the final time. This was the last Passover in two senses: (1) Jesus would soon die and would not be on eart...
ΈΦΗ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΦΉΜΙ (G5346) говорить. ΠΡΊΝ (G4250) прежде; с _асс._ и _inf._ ΆΛΈΚΤΩΡ (G220) петух, ΦΩΝΉΣΑΙ _aor. inf. act. от_ ΦΩΝΈΩ (G5455) звать, здесь, кукарекать. Крик петуха отмечал...
PETER ANSWERED, &C.— St. Peter, no doubt, was sincere in this protestation which he made; nevertheless he was greatly to blame for not payinga due attention to his Master's repeated predictions concer...
SECTION 66 JESUS PREDICTS PETER'S DENIALS AND OTHERS-' FAILURE (Parallels: Mark 14:27-31; Luke 22:31-38; John 13:31-38) TEXT: 26:31-35 31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended in me
Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. For the exposition...
33-35 Compare Mar_14:29-31; Luk_22:31-34; Joh_13:36-38. 33 The Lord had said distinctly that all of them should be snared. Peter's fall began by refusing to believe that the Lord's all meant all. Of c...
BEFORE THE COCK CROW] i.e. before the day begins to dawn. There is practically no difference of meaning between this and 'before the cock crow twice' (Mk), for when the cock once begins to crow in the...
THE BETRAYAL. THE LAST SUPPER. ARREST OF JESUS, AND TRIAL BEFORE THE HIGH PRIEST 1-5. A Council is held against Jesus (Mark 14:1; Luke 22:1 : cp. John 13:1)....
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 26 PLANS TO KILL JESUS 26:1-5 V1 When Jesus had finished teaching those things, he spoke again to his *disciples. V2 ‘As you know, t...
THOU SHALT DENY ME THRICE. — The agreement of all the four Evangelists places the fact of the prediction beyond the shadow of a doubt, and the prevision which it implies is obviously more than a gener...
Chapter 19 The Great Atonement Day - Matthew 26:1 - Matthew 27:1 WE enter now on the story of the last day of the mortal life of our Lord and Saviour. We have already noticed the large proportionate...
ἐν. τ. τ. ν., repetition of statement in Matthew 26:31, with added emphasis (ἀμὴν, etc.), and = never? This night I tell you. πρὶν ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι : more exact specification of the time to make the s...
_Gethsemane_ (Mark 14:26-42; Luke 22:39-46)....
A SELF-CONFIDENT DISCIPLE WARNED Matthew 26:26-35 The Passover looked back to the dread hour of the Exodus; the Supper links Calvary with the Second Advent. In partaking of it we should not confine o...
The Lord now reverted to the theme of His coming suffering, telling the disciples with great definiteness of the time-"after two days"; and of the event-"The Son of Man is delivered up to be crucified...
_Before the cock crow. [7] St. Mark is more particular; before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. The sense seems to be, before the time that the cock crow the second time, towards the mo...
GETHSEMANE Matthew 26:30-46; Mark 14:26-42; Luke 22:39-46; John 18:1. “ _Jesus speaking these things_, went out with H
JESUS PREDICTS THE FALL OF PETER AND THE DISPERSION OF THE APOSTLES Matthew 26:31-35; Mark 14:27-31; Luke 22:31-38; Jo
"Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. (32) But after I am...
We now enter on the Lord's final presentation of Himself to Jerusalem, traced, however, from Jericho; that is, from the city which had once been the stronghold of the power of the Canaanite. The Lord...
The Lord had finished His discourses. He prepares (chapter 26) to suffer, and to make His last and touching adieus to His disciples, at the table of His last passover on earth, at which He instituted,...
JESUS SAID UNTO HIM, VERILY I SAY UNTO THEE,.... Christ, the more strongly to asseverate what he was about to say, uses the word verily, or prefixes his "Amen" to it, as being a certain truth, and wha...
Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Ver. 34. _Before the cock crow, &c._] Christ mentioneth the cock, _quia tam strenuum pug...
_Peter answered and said_ According to Luke 22:31, our Lord had warned Peter before they left the house, of a violent assault which would be made upon him by Satan; and on Peter's declaring his readin...
DENY ME; MATTHEW 26:74....
Only when His prophetic word, with its every dispensational bearing, is complete does the King, in calm, conscious authority, declare to His disciples that the time has arrived for His being betrayed...
31-35 Improper self-confidence, like that of Peter, is the first step to a fall. There is a proneness in all of us to be over-confident. But those fall soonest and foulest, who are the most confident...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 26:35"....
Matthew 26:34 Jesus G2424 said G5346 (G5713) him G846 Assuredly G281 say G3004 (G5719) you G4671 that...
THE FINAL PASSOVER AND THE DECLARATION OF THE NEW COVENANT (26:20-35). This second subsection is carefully patterned around the Passover meal. It commences with a warning of Jesus' coming betrayal, de...
PETER PROTESTS THAT HE WILL CERTAINLY REMAIN FAITHFUL. HE WILL NOT BE ONE WHO IS SCATTERED (26:33-35). This is the final part of the Matthaean sandwich which began at Matthew 26:20 (betrayal, Lord's S...
‘Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you, that this night, before the cock crows, you will deny me three times.” ' Jesus gently puts him right. Even before the night has passed Peter will certainly den...
Matthew 26:34. BEFORE THE COOK CROW. Mark: ‘Before a cock crow twice.' The first cock crow is about midnight, and heard by few; the second, about three in the morning, is usually called ‘cock-crowing'...
THE PREDICTION OF PETER'S DENIAL. The conversation recorded in Matthew 26:31-35 seems to have taken place on the way across the brook Kedron to Gethsemane. Luke inserts a similar prediction, in connec...
Matthew 26:34 Christian Recompense. The case of Peter shows that there is a denial of Christ which may be forgiven, although there is a denial of Him which will not. There is a denial of Him which ma...
Matthew 26:14. _Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for...
Matthew 26:14. _Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, and said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for...
The story of Peter's denial of his Master is recorded in all four of the Gospels. There are some differences of expression in each version, so it will not be tautology if we read all four of them; and...
CONTENTS: Authorities plot Christ's death. Jesus annointed by Mary of Bethany. Judas sells Jesus. The last Passover. Lord's supper instituted. Gethsemane experience. Jesus before Caiaphas and Sanhedri...
Matthew 26:2. _After two day is the passover._ This is the literal import of the Greek word πασχα _pascha,_ and the Hebrew word פסח _pesach,_ because the Israelites, after eating the paschal lamb, pas...
REMEMBER THIS! Peter would remember after it was too late! Satan was going to test all of them (Luke 22:31). BEFORE THE ROOSTER CROWS. Mark says "twice." The first crowing would be at midnight, the se...
_Though all men shall be offended because of Thee, yet will I never be offended._ ENTHUSIASM AND ITS DANGERS I. The confidence of inexperience, aided by lack of imagination. How often is this repeate...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 26:34 ROOSTER CROWS. Marking the sunrise. ⇐ ⇔...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 26:1 The Crucified Messiah. Matthew narrates the events leading to Jesus’ death: (1) the Passover and Lord’s Supper and events in Gethsemane (Matthew
Jesus predicts Peter's denial Matthew 26:31-35; Mark 14:27-31; Luke 22:31-34; John 13:36-38;...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 26:32. I WILL GO BEFORE YOU.—As a shepherd. A pastoral expression (_Bengel_). See preceding verse. Matthew 26:34. BEFORE THE COOK CROW.—The crowing of cocks during the stilln...
EXPOSITION Ch. 26-28:20 THUS JESUS ENTERS UPON HIS KINGDOM. Before attempting to expound this most momentous section of the gospel history, we must make up our minds concerning the solution of the di...
Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings (Matthew 26:1), This is the end of now the Olivet discourse. He now said to his disciples, Now you know that in two days is the feast o...
John 13:38; Luke 22:34; Mark 14:30; Mark 14:31...
Before the cock crow. A little more graphic if the article is omitted, as in the Greek. Before a single cock shall be heard, early in the night, thou shalt deny me. Dr. Thomson (" Land and Book ") say...
Before cock crowing thou wilt deny me thrice — That is, before three in the morning, the usual time of cock crowing: although one cock was heard to crow once, after Peter's first denial of his Lord....
(CF. MARK 14:30)— When Peter denied Christ, did the rooster crow once or twice? PROBLEM: Matthew and John (13:38) say before the rooster crows once, Peter will have denied the Lord three times. But M...