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The cock crowed the second time. Peter remembered the word, how that Jesus said to him, "Before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times." When he thought about that, he wept.
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The Trigger of Repentance
Peter's repentance wasn't just a passive feeling of sadness. Commentators explain that the Greek words describe an active, intense moment. Upon hearing the second crow, Peter deliberately "called to mind" and "put his mind upon" Jesus' specific words. His weeping was a direct result of confronting his sin in light of God's revealed truth, a model for how genuine repentance begins.
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Called to mind (ανεμνησθη). First aorist passive indicative. Matthew 26:75 has the uncompounded verb εμνησθη while Lu 2…
19th Century
Anglican
When he thought thereon.—The Greek word is a somewhat peculiar one, and means literally “throwing at,” or “on.” The English versio…
Baptist
But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I do not know this man of whom you speak. And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mi…
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Peter’s retreat to safety was short-lived. The servant girl saw him slip into the entryway and reiterated her contention—this time to the guards an…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the second time the cock crew Immediately, as soon as he had so said and swore, as the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, an…
Presbyterian
Peter's denial of Christ began with keeping his distance from him. Those who are shy of godliness are well on their way to denying Christ.
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