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Ver. 66-72. All four evangelists give us an account of this history of Peter’s denial of his Master. We have considered what they all say, to complete the history, in our notes on Mat_26:69-75; to which I see no reason to add any thing but the observation,
1. How contemptible means God often useth to take down our pride and self-confidences. Peter, a great apostle, is here humbled by the means of two maids.
2. How naturally one sin draws on another. Peter first tells a lie, then to lying addeth swearing and cursing.
3. How necessary it is for those that would keep from sin to keep out of sinners’ company. I am (saith David) a companion of them that fear thee, Psa_119:63.
4. How profitable words from God are for the time to come, though at present we find not the use and advantage of them.
5. How different the sinnings of reprobates and saints are, as to the consequences and issues.
Judas sins, repents, and hangs himself; Peter goeth out and weepeth bitterly. Judas repented unto death; Peter repenteth unto life. See more with reference to this history in our notes on Mat_26:75. Thus far we have heard Christ’s trial before the ecclesiastical court of the Jews. Thus far what he said Mar_10:33 is made good. He is delivered to the chief priests, and the scribes, and they have (as we have heard) condemned him to death. But he also said there, —and they shall deliver him to the Gentiles: and they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him. We must see those words verified in the ensuing part of the history, in the next chapter.