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Matthew 26:69
Now Peter sat without in the palace; and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
Now Peter sat without in the palace; and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
Verse 69. _A DAMSEL CAME UNTO HIM_] _A maid servant_, παιδισκη. See this translation vindicated by _Kypke_. _THOU ALSO WAST WITH JESUS_] What a noble opportunity had Peter now to show his zeal for t...
NOW PETER SAT WITHOUT IN THE PALACE - Mark says the first denial took place while Peter was “beneath in the palace.” This “palace” was the large hall or court belonging to the residence of the high pr...
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...
PETER'S DENIAL (Mark 14:66 *, Luke 22:56). Mt. still keeps closely to Mk., except that (as in Matthew 26:34) he makes one cockcrow suffice. The second challenge ...
THE BEGINNING OF THE LAST ACT OF THE TRAGEDY (Matthew 26:1-5)...
NOW PETER, &C. See App-160 on Peter's denials. SAT. was sitting. A DAMSEL. Greek. one damsel. Because another is to be mentioned (Matthew 26:71)....
The Denial of Peter St Mark 14:66-72; Luke 22:55-62; John 18:15-18; John 18:25-27 The accounts differ slightly, and exa
_in the palace_ Rather, IN THE COURT. In Oriental houses the street door opens into an entrance hall or passage: this is the "porch" of Matthew 26:71; beyond this is a central court open to the sky an...
THE DENIAL OF PETER St Mark 14:66-72; Luke 22:54-62; John 18:15-18; John 18:25-27 The accounts differ slightly, and exact
ἘΝ ΤΗ͂Ι ΑΥ̓ΛΗ͂Ι. In the court. In Oriental houses the street door opens into an entrance hall or passage: this is the ‘porch’ (πυλῶνα) of Matthew 26:71; beyond this is a central court (αὐλή) open to t...
Ver 69. Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, "Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee." 70. But he denied before them all, saying, "I know not what thou sayest." 71. A...
_THE MOCK TRIALS AND DENIALS MATTHEW 26:57-75:_ The Sanhedrin was the "Supreme Court" of the Jews. The council sought "false testimony against Jesus to put Him to death." (Matthew 26:59) Jesus was con...
ΈΚΆΘΗΤΟ _impf. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΚΆΘΗΜΑΙ (G2521) сидеть, ΠΡΟΣΉΛΘΕΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ Matthew 26:7. ΉΣΘΑ _impf. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΕΙΜΊ (G1510) (BD, 49)....
NOW PETER SAT WITHOUT— Our Lord's trial in the high-priest's palace, and Peter's denying him, being contemporary events, might be related the one before the other, according to the historian's pleasur...
SECTION 70 JESUS IS DENIED BY PETER (Parallels: Mark 14:54; Mark 14:66-72; Luke 22:54-62; John 18:15-18;...
And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. For the exposition, see the notes at ....
55-56 Compare Mar_14:48-52; Luk_22:52-53. 55 In the daylight they were afraid. They wanted the mantle of darkness to hide their evil deeds. Nothing could have been simpler than to have the temple guar...
26:69 palace-court; (h-7) The word is used both for the palace, as a whole, and the court round which the buildings were....
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)....
IN THE PALACE] RV 'in the court,' i.e. in the quadrangle....
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...
NOW PETER SAT WITHOUT IN THE PALACE. — Better, _had sat down in the court._ The word rendered “palace” here and in Matthew 26:58, is strictly the court-yard or quadrangle round which a house was built...
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...
_Peter's denial_ (Mark 14:66-72; Luke 22:54-62). The discrepancies of the four accounts here are perplexing but not surprising. It would be difficult for any one present in the confused throng gathere...
ὁ δὲ Π.: δὲ resumes the Peter-episode introduced at Matthew 26:58. ἐκάθητο, was sitting, while the judicial proceedings were going on. αὐλῇ, here means the court, _atrium_; the trial would take place...
“ASHAMED OF JESUS!” Matthew 26:67-75 What a shameful travesty of justice! When men yield themselves to violence like this, their passion condemns them as perpetrating the devil's work. But in the wh...
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...
(17) Now Peter (h) sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. (17) Peter by the wonderful providence of God, in being appointed to be a witne...
_Peter sat without in the palace: i.e. in the open court below, where the servants had lighted a fire. There came to him a certain servant-maid, the portress, says St. John, xviii. 17. But he denied,...
ARRAIGNMENT OF JESUS AND DENIAL OF PETER Matthew 26:57-75; Mark 14:53-72; Luke 22:54-62; John 18:13-27. “ And t
"Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. (70) But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. (71) And when h...
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...
Matthew 26:69._A maid came to him. _Here we see that there is no necessity for a severe contest, or for many forces or implements of war, to overpower a man; for any man, who is not supported by the h...
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,...
NOW PETER SAT WITHOUT IN THE PALACE,.... Peter's denial of his Lord, the account of which follows, is related among the sufferings of Christ; and indeed, the ill usage he met with from his enemies, th...
Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. Ver. 69. _And a damsel came unto him_] A silly wench daunteth and dispiriteth this stout...
_Now Peter_, &c. Our Lord's trial in the high-priest's palace, and Peter's denying him, being contemporary events, either of them might be related first, as the historian might think most proper. Matt...
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...
69-75 Peter's sin is truly related, for the Scriptures deal faithfully. Bad company leads to sin: those who needlessly thrust themselves into it, may expect to be tempted and insnared, as Peter. They...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 26:70"....
Matthew 26:69 Now G1161 Peter G4074 sat G2521 (G5711) outside G1854 in G1722 courtyard G833 And G2532 a...
PETER DENIES JESUS THREE TIMES AS HE GOES IN A CONTINUAL DOWNWARD SPIRAL (26:69-75). It is probably not accidental that the mockery of Jesus concerning His being unable to prophesy is now followed by...
‘Now Peter was sitting outside in the court, and a maid came to him, saying, “You also were with Jesus the Galilaean.” ' As Peter was sat in the courtyard in the semi-darkness, surrounded by men who,...
FIRST DENIAL; Matthew 26:69-70. Matthew 26:69. NOW PETER WAS SITTING WITHOUT IN THE COURT, the interior court enclosed by the house. Mark: ‘below in the court,' _i.e._ below the room (probably on the...
THE VARIOUS ACCOUNTS of Peter's denial. All four Evangelists narrate the main facts. Their candid statements respecting what might seem derogatory to the good name of one of the chief Apostles is a gu...
THOU ALSO (κα συ). Peter had gone within (εσω) the palace (Matthew 26:58), but was sittingWITHOUT (εξω) the hall where the trial was going on in the open central court with the servants or officer...
Matthew 26:57 , MATTHEW 26:69 Peter's Denial of Jesus. Although Peter's denial of his Lord shocked all witnesses as a sudden, unaccountable, disconnected thing, it was in reality but the last act in...
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...
PETER WAS SITTING OUTSIDE. He sat outside in the courtyard while the trial went on inside. This would be the Castle of Antonia. The courtyard was in the center, enclosed by rooms built around it. Door...
_Now Peter sat without in the palace._ THE FALL OF PETER One of the most melancholy instances of depravity ever committed. But a little while before so confident, seated at the table of the Lord, et...
Peter's Denial of Christ Matthew 26:69-75; Mark 14:66-72; Luke 22:55-62; John 18:25-27;...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 26:71. PORCH.—The dim, over-arched passage, leading outward from the area of the court to the entrance gate (_Morison_). Matthew 26:73. THY SPEECH BEWRAYETH THEE.—Peter was d...
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...
1 Kings 19:13; 1 Kings 19:9; 2 Peter 2:7; Acts 5:37; John 1:46;...
A damsel [μ ι α π α ι δ ι σ κ γ η]. Lit., one damsel, because the writer has in mind a second one (ver. 71)....
This last paragraph of the chapter gives us an account of the fall and rising of Peter, of his sin in denying Christ, and of his recovery by. speedy and severe repentance. Both must be considered dist...