Luke 22:62

And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Peter	Πέτρος Pétros	G4074	a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037 (λίθος))
went	ἐξελθὼν exelthōn	G1831	to issue (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
out	ἔξω exō	G1854	out(-side · preposition
wept	ἔκλαυσεν eklausen	G2799	to sob · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
bitterly	πικρῶς.¶ pikrōs	G4090	bitterly · adverb

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Cross-references

1 Corinthians 10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
Matthew 26:75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitt…
Psalms 38:18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
Psalms 126:5-6 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Psalms 130:1-4 Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
Jeremiah 31:18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn…
Ezekiel 7:16 But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his…
Matthew 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:54-62

We have here the melancholy story of Peter's denying his Master, at the time when he was arraigned before the high priest, and those that were of the cabal, that were ready to receive the prey, and to prepare the evidence for his arraignment, as soon as it was day, before the great sanhedrim, Luk 22:66. But notice is not taken here, as was in the other evangelists, of Christ's being now upon his examination before the high priest, only of his being brought into the high priest's house, Luk 22:54. But the manner of expression is observable. They took him, and led him, and brought him, which methinks is like that concerning Saul (Sa1 15:12): He is gone about, and passed on, and gone down; and…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 22:62

And Peter went out, and wept bitterly--(Also see on Mar 14:72.) Next: Luke Chapter 23

Adam Clarke on Luke 22:62

And Peter went out - The word Peter is omitted by BDKLM, and many other good MSS., with some of the ancient versions. Griesbach leaves it out of the text.

John Gill on Luke 22:62

And Peter went out and wept bitterly. See Gill on Matthew 26:75.

John Calvin on Luke 22:55-62

Luke 22:55-62 Matthew 26:69-75 Mark 14:66-72 Luke 22:55-62 69. Now Peter was sitting without in the court. And a maid cam to him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilean. 70. But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. 71. And as he was going out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said to those who were there, This man also was with Jesus the Nazarene. 72. And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. 73. After a little came those who were standing by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thou are convicted by thy speech. 74. Then he began to curse and to swear, that he did not know the man. And immediately the cock cre…

The Church Fathers

Now Peter did not dare to weep openly, lest he should be detected by his tears, but he went out and wept. Ho wept not because of punishment, but because he denied his beloved Lord, which was more galling than any punishment.
— Cyril of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

For I consider Peter, I reflect upon the thief, I look at Zacchaeus, I gaze upon Mary, and I see nothing else in these except examples of hope and repentance placed before our eyes. For perhaps someone has fallen in faith; let him look to Peter, who wept bitterly because he had denied out of fear. Did he not hold Peter in his mouth when he denied? But when he returned to life through repentance, this Leviathan in a certain way lost him as if through the hole in his jaw.
— Gregory the Dialogist, Forty Gospel Homilies, Homily 25

To wash away the sin of denial, Peter needed the baptism of tears. From where would he get this, unless the Lord gave him this too? That is why the apostle Paul gave this advice to his people concerning deviant opinions and about how they should deal with them. He said they must be "correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant that they will repent and come to know the truth." So even repentance is a gift from God. The heart of the proud is hard ground. It is softened for repentance only if it is rained on by God's grace.
— Augustine of Hippo, SERMON 229O.1

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Dictionary and topics

Thieves, The two — (Luke 23:32, 39-43), robbers, rather brigands, probably followers of Barabbas. Our Lord’s cross was placed between those of the “malefactors,” to add to the ignominy of his position. According to…
Court · .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO — .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO
Prisoners · Jesus — Jesus
Weeping · Peter — Peter

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:54-62

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 22:62

Adam Clarke on Luke 22:62

John Gill on Luke 22:62

John Calvin on Luke 22:55-62

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:54-62

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 22:62

Adam Clarke on Luke 22:62

John Gill on Luke 22:62

John Calvin on Luke 22:55-62

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 22:61