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

72And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. 73And after a while came to him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech betrayeth thee. Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crowed. 75And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who said to him, Before the cock shall crow, thou shalt deny me three times. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

Matthew 26:74 word by word

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

• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• heἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
• curseκαταναθεματίζωkatanathematizō · to curseG2653
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• swearὄμνυμιomnuō · to swearG3660
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• notοὐou · noG3756
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• cockἀλέκτωρalektōr · roosterG220
• crowedφωνέωphōneō · to callG5455

Cross-references for Matthew 26:74

• Matthew 27:25Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
• Judges 17:2And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou didst curse, and spoke of also in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.
• Judges 21:18But 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 Benjamin.
• 1 Samuel 14:24And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had solemnly charged the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on my enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.
• Mark 14:71But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.
• Acts 23:12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
• Romans 9:3For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
• 1 Corinthians 16:22If any man loveth not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
• Matthew 10:28And fear not them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
• John 21:15So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my lambs.
• Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
• Mark 14:30And Jesus saith to him, Verily I say to thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock shall crow twice, thou shalt deny me three times.
• Luke 22:60And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he was yet speaking, the cock crowed.
• John 18:27Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock 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