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Matthew 26:69-75

King James Version (KJV)

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69. Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. 70. But he denied before [them] all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. 71. And when he was gone out into the porch, another [maid] saw him, and said unto them that were there, This [fellow] was also with Jesus of Nazareth. 72. And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. 73. And after a while came unto [him] they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art [one] of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. 74. Then began he to curse and to swear, [saying], I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. 75. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

Matthew 26:69-75 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 26:69

Theological / Devotional

Peter sat without. For Peter’s entry into the courtyard see on v. 58. He was sitting in the courtyard outside the building in which the trial was conducted. According to Mark 14:66, the courtyard was on a lower level than the floor of the council chamber.

The palace. That is, the “courtyard” of the palace (see on v. 58). Mark (ch. 14:67), Luke (ch. 22:55), and John (ch. 18:18, 25) all mention that Peter was warming himself before a fire kindled in the courtyard.

A damsel. This was the woman doorkeeper who had admitted Peter (John 18:16, 17; DA 710, 711).

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