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But Peter said, "Man, I don`t know what you are talking about!" Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.
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A Desperate Denial
Commentators note that while Luke records a simple denial, other Gospels state Peter began to curse and swear. Scholars like Spurgeon and Gill explain this wasn't just a lie but a desperate attempt to prove he wasn't a follower of Christ by using ungodly language, highlighting the depth of his fear and failure.
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I know not what thou sayest (ουκ οιδα ο λεγεις). Each denial tangles Peter more and more.
While he yet spake
19th Century
Baptist
And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilaean. An…
The third speaker then makes a definite assertion about Peter’s association with Jesus. Luke does not record Peter’s oath as Matthew and Mark do, b…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Peter said, man, I know not what you say Suggesting, that he was so far from being a follower of Jesus, or a disciple…
Presbyterian
Peter's fall was his denying that he knew Christ, and was his disciple; disowning him because of distress and danger. He who has once told a lie is…
