Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 26:33

"But Peter answered and said unto him, If all shall be offended in thee, I will never be offended." — Matthew 26:33 (ASV)

Peter answered and said to him, "Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended."

This was a very presumptuous speech, not only because of the self-confidence it betrayed, but also because it was a flat contradiction of the Master's declaration. Jesus said, "All ye shall be offended because of me this night," but Peter thought he knew better than Christ, so he answered, "Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended." No doubt these words were spoken from his heart; but "the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked." Peter must have been amazed, the next morning, as he discovered the deceitfulness and wickedness of his own heart, as manifested in his triple denial of his Lord. He who thinks himself so much stronger than his brothers is the very man who will prove to be weaker than many of them, as did Peter, not many hours after his boast was uttered.

This was a very presumptuous speech, not only because of the self-confidence it betrayed, but also because it was a flat contradiction of the Master’s declaration. Jesus said, “All ye shall be offended because of me this night,” but Peter thought he knew better than Christ, so he answered, “Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.” No doubt these words were spoken from his heart, but “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked.” Peter must have been amazed the next morning as he discovered the deceitfulness and wickedness of his own heart, as manifested in his triple denial of his Lord. He who thinks himself so much stronger than his brothers is the very man who will prove to be weaker than any of them, as did Peter, not many hours after his boast was uttered.