Matthew 26:74

Matthew 26:74 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, "I do not know the man." And immediately the rooster crowed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he began to curse and swear, saying, “I do not know the Man!” Immediately a rooster crowed.

Context of Matthew 26:74

72Again Peter denied it, this time with an oath. “I don’t even know the man,” he said. 73A little later some of the other bystanders came over to Peter and said, “You must be one of them; we can tell by your Galilean accent.” Peter swore, “A curse on me if I’m lying—I don’t know the man!” And immediately the rooster crowed. 75Suddenly, Jesus’ words flashed through Peter’s mind: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.” And he went away, weeping bitterly.

Matthew 26:74 word by word

τότε ἤρξατο καταθεματίζειν καὶ ὀμνύειν ὅτι οὐκ οἶδα τὸν ἄνθρωπον. καὶ εὐθέως ἀλέκτωρ ἐφώνησεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• began heἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
• to curseκαταναθεματίζωkatanathematizō · to curseG2653
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• to swearὄμνυμιomnuō · to swearG3660
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• I knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• notοὐou · noG3756
• the manὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• the cockἀλέκτωρalektōr · roosterG220
• crewφωνέωphōneō · to callG5455

Cross-references for Matthew 26:74

• Matthew 27:25And all the people yelled back, “We will take responsibility for his death—we and our children!”
• Judges 17:2One day he said to his mother, “I heard you place a curse on the person who stole 1,100 pieces of silver from you. Well, I have the money. I was the one who took it.” “The Lord bless you for admitting it,” his mother replied.
• Judges 21:18But we cannot give them our own daughters in marriage because we have sworn with a solemn oath that anyone who does this will fall under God’s curse.”
• 1 Samuel 14:24Now the men of Israel were pressed to exhaustion that day, because Saul had placed them under an oath, saying, “Let a curse fall on anyone who eats before evening—before I have full revenge on my enemies.” So no one ate anything all day,
• Mark 14:71Peter swore, “A curse on me if I’m lying—I don’t know this man you’re talking about!”
• Acts 23:12The next morning a group of Jews got together and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
• Romans 9:3for my people, my Jewish brothers and sisters. I would be willing to be forever cursed—cut off from Christ!—if that would save them.
• 1 Corinthians 16:22If anyone does not love the Lord, that person is cursed. Our Lord, come!
• Matthew 10:28“Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
• John 21:15After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “you know I love you.” “Then feed my lambs,” Jesus told him.
• Revelation 3:19I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.
• Mark 14:30Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, Peter—this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me.”
• Luke 22:60But Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.
• John 18:27Again Peter denied it. And immediately a rooster crowed.

Commentaries on Matthew 26:74

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 74Then began he to curse and to swear - Rather, Then he began positively to affirm - , from intensive, and , I lay down, place, affirm. But the common reading is , which signifies to wish curses on himself. The former reading is supported by almost every MS. of value, and is, beyond dispute, the true reading, and has been received by Griesbach into the text. The business is bad enough, but the common reading makes it worse. In Matthew 26:72, Peter is said…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 74Then began he to curse … - Peter was now irritated beyond endurance. He could no longer resist the evidence that he was known. It had been repeatedly charged on him. His language had betrayed him, and there was a positive witness who had seen him. He felt it necessary, therefore, to be still more decided, and he accordingly added to the sin of denying his Lord the deep aggravation of profane cursing and swearing, affirming what he must have known was…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 69-75Verses 69-75 Peter's sin is truly related, for the Scriptures deal faithfully. Bad company leads to sin: those who needlessly thrust themselves into it, may expect to be tempted and insnared, as Peter. They scarcely can come out of such company without guilt or grief, or both. It is a great fault to be shy of Christ; and to dissemble our knowledge of him, when we are called to own him, is, in effect, to deny him. Peter's sin was aggravated; but he fell…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 69-75Peter's denials fulfill what Jesus prophesied (Matthew 26:34).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 26:74

• Backsliders
• Blasphemy
• Cock Crowing
• Cowardice
• Falsehood
• God
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Opinion, Public
• Perjury
• Peter
• Prayer
• Prisoners
• Temptation

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Commentaries on Matthew 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings