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Jesus answered him, "Will you lay down your life for me? Most assuredly I tell you, the rooster won`t crow until you have denied me three times.
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The Danger of Self-Reliance
Peter's promise was sincere but rash because it came from self-confidence, not reliance on God. Commentators like John Calvin explain this as the 'arrogant presumption of the flesh.' Jesus's prediction serves as a timeless warning for believers: our strength for the Christian life comes not from our own resolve, but from humbly depending on God's power.
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Wilt thou lay down? (θησεισ; ). Jesus picks up Peter's very words and challenges his boasted loyalty. See such repetition in 16:16…
19th Century
Anglican
Will you lay down your life for my sake?—Compare for this phrase the note on John 10:11. The pronouns are emphatic, and t…
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…
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16th Century
Protestant
Wilt thou lay down thy life for me? Christ did not choose to debate with Peter, but wished for him to grow wise by his own experience, lik…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Jesus answered him, will you lay down your life for my sake Christ speaks these words as questioning, not…
Presbyterian
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…
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13th Century
Catholic
Above, John mentioned the defection of one of the disciples, Judas the traitor; here he tells of the failure of another, Peter, who denie…
