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John Gill
And Jesus saith unto him, verily I say unto thee,.... As confident as thou art of standing by me, and abiding with me; that this day, which was then begun; for the Jews reckoned their days from evening, as in Genesis 1:5; even in this night; this night to be observed, this night of the passover, before it is past: before the cock crow twice; for there was a first and second cock crowing, the one...
Matthew Henry
In this chapter begins the account which this evangelist gives of the death and sufferings of our Lord Jesus, which we are all concerned to be acquainted, not only with the history of, but with the mystery of. Here is, I. The plot of the chief priests and scribes against Christ, ver. 1, 2. II. The anointing of Christ's head at a supper in Bethany, two days before his death, ver. 3-9. III. The...
Charles H. Spurgeon
But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that this day, even in this night, The day begins at sunset.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice, But he spake the more vehemently, if I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all. So Peter was not alone in his intense, though rash expression of attachment. They did mean, all of them, to stand to their Master, and to die with him, as you and I mean to. But shall we carry it out better than they,...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. See how positive he was, how reliant upon the strength of his own love. It was well to feel such love, but it was ill to mix with it such self-confidence.