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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 14:54-72

Peter denying Christ. The seeming discrepancies of the accounts by the evangelists of Peter's threefold denial are explained on the ground of their independency of one another, and their making prominent various portions of a lengthened and complex series of actions. "Three denials are mentioned by all the evangelists, and three occasions are distinguished; but on some of these there was more than one speaker, and probably more than one answer." This circumstance was— I. AN EVIDENCE... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 14:66-72

Peter's denial. The story of our Savior's humiliation and suffering is a story not only of the malice and the injustice of his enemies, but of the frailty and unfaithfulness of his professed friends. It is true that the priests and elders apprehended him with violence and condemned him with unrighteousness; and that the Roman governor, against his own convictions, and influenced by his weakness and his selfish interests, condemned him to a cruel death. But it is also true, that of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 14:66-72

Extremes meet in character. I. SELF - CONFIDENCE AND WEAKNESS . What is a man without self-reliance? Yet it seems to fail, and offers no security in temptation. In a true self-reliance is contained dependence and trust. Confidence in our thought is right, if we recognize that our true views are revealed to us; that it is not we who think, but God who thinks in us. Separated from our root in God, whether in thought or will, we become mere individuals. Once isolate the picture of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 14:67

And seeing ( ἰδοῦσα ) Peter warming himself, she looked upon him ( ἐμβλέψασα αὐτῷ ). She looked upon him, in the light of the fire, so as to see his features distinctly. This was one of the menial servants who attended to the outer door of the court, and perhaps had been the one to let in Peter; so that she could say with some confidence, Thou wast also with the Nazarene, even Jesus. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 14:68

But he denied, saying, I neither know, nor understand what thou sayest. "This shows the great terror of Peter," says St. Chrysostom, "who, intimidated by the question of a poor servant-girl, denied his Lord; and who yet afterwards, when he had received the Holy Spirit, could say, 'We ought to obey God rather than man.'" I neither know , nor understand what thou sayest. Every word here is emphatic. It amounts to this: "So little do I know who this Jesus is, that I know not what you... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 14:70

A detected disciple. This chapter is crowded with contrasts. 1 . The unmeasured love of Mary of Bethany shines radiantly beside the unexampled treachery of Judas Iscariot. 2 . Contrasts occur also in the experience of our Lord. He passes from the fellowship of the upper room to the solitude of Gethsemane; from the secrecy of prayer to the publicity of a mock-trial before his foes. 3 . There are also great changes visible in the spiritual condition of certain disciples. Judas... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 14:72

And when he thought thereon, he wept ( καὶ ἐπὶβαλὼν ἔκλαιε , not ἔκλαυσε ,) . The word implies a long and continued weeping. This concludes the preliminary trial, the whole proceedings of which were illegal. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 14:53-72

See this fully explained in the notes at Matthew 26:57-75. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 14:66-72

Mark 14:66-72. And as Peter was beneath in the palace This whole paragraph respecting Peter’s three-fold denial of Christ is explained at large in the notes on Matthew 26:69-75. When he thought thereon he wept In the original it is, και επιβαλων εκλαιε , which words are interpreted very differently by different commentators. Dr. Whitby thinks our translation of the words may be maintained; “for though Casaubon,” says he, “gave no instance of this signification of the word, Constantine... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 14:53-72

152. At the high priest’s house (Matthew 26:57-75; Mark 14:53-72; Luke 22:54-65; John 18:12-27)Annas and his son-in-law Caiaphas apparently lived in the same house. Annas had been the previous high priest and, though replaced by Caiaphas, was still well respected and influential. Jesus’ captors took him to Annas first, while Peter and John, who had followed at a distance, waited in the courtyard. By now it was well past midnight and into the early hours of the morning (John 18:12-18; Luke... read more

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