Even if I must die with thee (κ ν δεη με συν σο αποθανειν). Third-class condition. A noble speech and meant well. His boast of loy…

Will I not deny thee. Will not deny my connection with you, or that I knew you. All the disciples said the same thing, and all fl…

Though I should die with thee — Though foremost in announcing this resolve, Peter was not alone in it. Thomas had spoken …

You will deny me thrice. Peter said unto him, Though I should die with you, yet I will not deny you.

Here, again, he contradicts his…

Origen of Alexandria: When the disciples had eaten the bread of blessing and drunk from the cup of thanksgiving, the Lord ins…

The language of Peter’s protest shows that he does not really think that Jesus’ death was likely; he still has visions of heroism. Nor is he alone …

Peter says to him
Mark says, "he spoke the more vehemently", (Mark 14:31); his spirits were raised to a …

Improper self-confidence, like that of Peter, is the first step to a fall. There is a proneness in all of us to be overconfident. But those fall so…

After the institution of the new Sacrament has been related, Christ here foretells the future stumbling of the disciples. The Evangelist, first, es…