Matthew 26:74 · American Standard Version
Matthew 26:74 in the Original Greek
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Matthew 26:74 in Other Translations
| KJV | Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. |
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| WEB | Then he began to curse and to swear, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately the rooster crowed. |
| ASV | Then began he to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And straightway the cock crew. |
| YLT | Then began he to anathematise, and to swear—‘I have not known the man;’ and immediately did a cock crow, |
| WBT | Then began he to curse and to swear, [saying], I know not the man. And immediately the cock crowed. |
| DBY | Then he began to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And immediately [the] cock crew. |
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What does Matthew 26:74 say?
Matthew 26:74 in the American Standard Version reads: “Then began he to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And straightway the cock crew.” Read it in the full context of Matthew 26, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Matthew 26:74 found in the Bible?
Matthew 26:74 is in the book of Matthew, chapter 26, verse 74, in the New Testament.
What Bible translation is Matthew 26:74 shown in?
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And Peter remembered the words of Jesus,.... Forgetfulness of God, of his works, of his words, and of his law, of his revealed mind and will, is often the cause of sin; and a remembrance of things is necessary to the recovery of a fallen or backsliding professor; as, of what he is fallen from, of the love and kindness of God formerly shown to him, of his evil ways and works he is fallen into, and of the words and truths of Christ he has been very indifferent unto and lukewarm about:
which said unto him, before the cock crow, or is done crowing,
thou shalt deny me thrice; which he was put in mind of on hearing the cock crow. So by one means, or another, sometimes by some remarkable providence, and sometimes by the ministry of the word, God is pleased to alarm and awaken sleepy professors, backsliding believers, and remind them of their condition and duty, and restore them by repentance, as he did Peter:
and he went out; of the high priest's palace, either through fear, lest he should be seen weeping, and be suspected; or rather through shame, not being able to continue where his Lord was, when he had so shamefully denied him; as also to leave the company he had got into, being sensible he was wrong in mingling himself with such, and thereby exposed himself to these temptations; as well as to vent his grief in tears privately:
and wept bitterly; being thoroughly sensible what an evil and bitter thing the sin was, he had been guilty of: his repentance sprung from Christ's looking upon him, and from his looking to Jesus, and was truly evangelical: it was a sorrow after a godly sort, and was increased by the discoveries of Christ's love unto him; and was attended with faith in him, and views of pardon through him: the Persic version adds, "and his sin is forgiven"; which, though not in the text, yet is a truth; for Peter's repentance was not like Cain's, nor Esau's, nor Judas's; it was not the repentance of one in despair, but was a repentance unto life and salvation, which needed not to be repented of.
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