Matthew 26:74

Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	τότε tote	G5119	the when · adverb
he	ἄρχομαι árchomai	G756	to commence (in order of time)
curse	καταθεματίζειν katathematizein	G2653	to imprecate · verb — present active infinitive
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
swear	ὀμνύειν omnuein	G3660	to swear · verb — present active infinitive
know	εἴδω eídō	G1492	used only in certain past tenses
not	οὐκ ouk	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
man	ἄνθρωπον. anthrōpon	G444	from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)) · noun — accusative singular masculine
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
immediately	εὐθέως eutheōs	G2112	directly · adverb
cock	ἀλέκτωρ alektōr	G220	a cock or male fowl · noun — nominative singular masculine
crew	ἐφώνησεν. ephōnēsen	G5455	to emit a sound (animal · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular

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Cross-references

Revelation 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Matthew 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in…
Mark 14:71-72 But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.
John 18:27 Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.
Acts 23:12-14 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink t…
1 Corinthians 16:22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
Judges 21:18 Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benja…
1 Samuel 14:24-28 And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evenin…

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Commentary

John Gill on Matthew 26:74

Then began he to curse, and to swear,.... He swore before, and now he began "to curse"; not Christ, as Saul compelled some to blaspheme him, who professed him, and as the Jews formerly cursed Christ, and his followers, in their synagogues: for Peter's crime was bad enough, it need not be made worse than it was: he could never call Jesus accursed; in so doing he would have sinned the sin against the Holy Ghost; but he cursed himself; "he began to imprecate himself", as the Arabic version renders it; he made dreadful imprecations and wishes; wished that all the miseries and calamities he could think of might fall upon him, if he was one of the disciples of Jesus of Nazareth, or knew anything o…

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John Calvin on Matthew 26:69–end

Matthew 26:69-75 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…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 26:73

your Galilean accent: Jews from Galilee had a distinctive accent, compared with those from Judea (cp. 4:13 and corresponding study note).

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The Church Fathers

After the third denial comes the cock-crow; by which we may understand a Doctor of the Church who with chiding rouses the slumbering, saying, Awake, ye righteous, and sin not. (1 Cor. 15:14.) Thus Holy Scripture uses to denote the merit of divers cases by fixed periods, as Peter sinned at midnight and repented at cock-crow.
— Rabanus Maurus ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

In another Gospel we read, that after Peter's denial and the cock-crow, the Saviour looked upon Peter, (Luke 22:61.) and by His look called forth those bitter tears; for it might not be that he on whom the Light of the world had looked should continue in the darkness of denial, wherefore, he went out, and wept bitterly. For he could not do penitence sitting in Caiaphas' hall, but went forth from the assembly of the wicked, that he might wash away in bitter tears the pollution of his timid denial.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Verse 74, 75.) Then he began to curse and swear, saying that he did not know the man. And immediately the rooster crowed. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus that he had said: Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times. In another Gospel, we read that after Peter's denial and the rooster's crowing, the Savior looked at Peter and with his gaze, he caused him to burst into bitter tears. It was not possible for him to remain in the darkness of denial, whom the light of the world had looked upon. And going out, he wept bitterly. Sitting in the courtyard of Caiaphas, he could not do penance. He goes out from the wicked council to wash the fearful filth of his denials with bitter tears.
— Jerome, Commentary on Matthew

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Dictionary and topics

Backsliders · .Peter — .Peter
Backsliding · Exemplified: Peter — Exemplified: Peter
Birds · Clean: Cock and Hen — Clean: Cock and Hen
Cock Crowing · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Denial Of Christ · Exemplified: Peter — Exemplified: Peter
God · Profaned — Profaned
Opinion, Public · .By Peter, concerning Jesus — .By Peter, concerning Jesus
Perjury · .Peter, when he — .Peter, when he
Prisoners · Jesus — Jesus
Swearing Falsely · Exemplified: Peter — Exemplified: Peter
Swearing, Profane · Exemplified: Peter — Exemplified: Peter

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).