"Why can I not follow thee even now?" (δια τ ου δυναμα σο ακολουθειν αρτι; ). The use of αρτ (right now, this minute) instead of ν…

Lord, why cannot I follow thee now?—True to his impulsive, self-confident character, St. Peter is impatient of the delay …

St. John Chrysostom: Great is love, and stronger than fire; nothing can stop its course. Peter, the most ardent of all, as soo…

Peter was impatient and avowed that he was ready to lay down his life. Jesus, who understood the situation as Peter did not and who knew Peter’s in…

Why cannot I follow thee now? By these words Peter declares that he was dissatisfied with Christ’s answer. He is aware that he has been wa…

Peter said to him
Not understanding Christ's answer, and being dissatisfied with it, inquires:

Lo…

What Christ had said concerning brotherly love, Peter overlooked, but spoke of that which Christ had kept hidden from them. It is common to be more…

1. Above, John mentioned the defection of one of the disciples, Judas the traitor; here he tells of the failure of another, Peter, who denie…