Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Matthew 26:74
Then began he to (i) curse and to swear, [saying], I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
(i) He swore and cursed himself.
Then began he to (i) curse and to swear, [saying], I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
(i) He swore and cursed himself.
Verse Matthew 26:74. _THEN BEGAN HE TO CURSE AND TO SWEAR_] Rather, _Then he_ _began positively to affirm _- καταθεματιζειν, from κατα intensive, and τιθημι, _I lay down, place, affirm_. But the comm...
THEN BEGAN HE TO CURSE ... - Peter was now irritated beyond endurance. He could no longer resist the evidence that he was known. It had been repeatedly charged on him. His language had betrayed him, a...
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)...
CURSE: i.e. to call down curses on himself if what he said were not true. Greek. _katanathematizo._ Occurs only here. See App-160. THE. a. No Art. See note on Matthew 26:34 and App-160....
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
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
ΚΑΤΑΘΕΜΑΤΊΖΕΙΝ for καταναθεματίζειν of _textus receptus_ with preponderating authority. The second word is scarcely supported. 74. ΚΑΤΑΘΕΜΑΤΊΖΕΙΝ. See critical notes _supra_. Cp. Revelation 22:3, wher...
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...
ΉΡΞΑΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.), см._ Matthew 26:22. ΚΑΤΑΘΕΜΑΤΊΖΕΝΝ (G3623) _praes. act. inf._ проклинать; желать, чтобы человек был проклят, если солжет (TDNT). ΌΜΝΎΕΝΝ (G3660) _praes. act. inf._ кля...
AND AFTER A WHILE CAME, &C.— The words of Malchus's kinsman, (see John 18:26.) bringing to Peter's remembrance what he had done to that slave, threw him into such a panic, that when those who stood by...
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...
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...
TO CURSE AND TO SWEAR. — We may infer from the two words that he used some common formula of execration, such as, _e.g.,_ “God do so to me and more also” (1 Kings 19:2; 1 Kings 20:10), as well as the...
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...
καταθεματίζειν (here only, καταναθ. in T. R., probably belonging to vulgar speech, Meyer), to call down curses on himself, sign of irritation and desperation; has lost self-control completely. καὶ εὐθ...
_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...
“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...
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...
74._Then he began to curse and to swear. _In this third denial, Peter’s unfaithfulness to his Master reached its utmost height. Not satisfied with _swearing, _he breaks out into _cursing, _by which he...
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,...
THEN BEGAN HE TO CURSE, AND TO SWEAR,.... He swore before, and now he began "to curse"; not Christ, as Saul compelled some to blaspheme him, who professed him, and as the Jews formerly cursed Christ,...
Then began he to curse and to swear, _saying_, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. Ver. 74. _Then began he to curse and swear_] This he had learned belike of the ruffianly soldiers, wi...
To be spared and released. And while you asked for the deliverance of so vile a wretch, you inhumanly and insolently _killed the Prince of life_ Even him who had life in himself, and was appointed to...
CURSE; imprecate God's curse if he uttered falsehood. SWEAR; declare with an oath....
The denial of Peter:...
THEN BEGAN HE TO CURSE AND TO SWEAR, SAYING, I KNOW NOT THE MAN. AND IMMEDIATELY THE COCK CREW....
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...
Ver. 73,74. Mark saith, MARK 14:70,71, _And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto. But he began t...
Matthew 26:74 Then G5119 began G756 (G5662) curse G2653 (G5721) and G2532 swear G3660 (G5721) saying...
‘Then he began to curse and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the cock crowed.' So he began to deny Jesus vehemently, reinforcing his words with oaths and curses. His denial had reac...
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...
Matthew 26:74. THEN BEGAN HE TO CURSE, or ‘to call down curses on himself,' if what he said was not true. AND TO SWEAR, to call God to witness that it was true. Probably at this time he was recognize...
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...
THEN BEGAN HE TO CURSE AND TO SWEAR (τοτε ηρξατο καταθεματιζειν κα ομνυειν). He repeated his denial with the addition of profanity to prove that he was telling the truth instead of the lie that the...
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...
THEN PETER MADE A vow. This time he makes it as strong as he can! [The TEV reconstructs the language of his "cursing and swearing."] _"May God punish me if I am not telling the truth!"_ I DO NOT KNOW...
_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...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 26:74 CURSE... SWEAR. Most likely calling upon God’s wrath to strike him if he is lying. ⇐...
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 Corinthians 16:22; 1 Samuel 14:24; Acts 23:12; John 18:27;...
To curse [κ α τ α θ ε μ α τ ι ζ ε ι ν]. A new development of profanity. Hitherto he had merely sworn. Now he adds imprecation; invoking curses on himself if the case be not as he says....
Then began he to curse and to swear — Having now quite lost the reins, the government of himself....