Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Matthew 26:75
Peter remembered the word of Jesus. It was at this point that the
Lord turned and looked at Peter (Luke 22:61). The hall where Jesus
was being tried was probably open toward the court, and Jesus may
easily have heard all the denials of Peter. Now he turns and looks at
Peter, and brings to his mind what he had few hours before foretold.
He went out, and wept bitterly. The look of Christ broke his heart.
As the cock crew, his own confident assertions and the word of the
Lord, "Before the cock crow twice (before the second cock crowing) thou
shalt thrice deny me" rushed upon him (Matthew 26:34 Mr 14:30 Lu 22:34).
He rushed out into the darkness of the night to weep. Judas sinned,
betrayed and sold the Lord from covetousness. Afterward he was sorry,
but it was the sorrow of this world that worketh death (2 Corinthians 7:10).
It was remorse, not repentance, and he went and hanged himself. Peter's
repentance was attested (1) by the bitterness of his tears; (2) by his
humble submission to his Lord's subsequent rebuke (John 21:15-17);
(3) by his subsequent courage in confessing Christ in the face of
threatening danger (Acts 4:8-12).
THE ORDER OF EVENTS, after the prayer at Gethsemane, for this night
were as follows: After the arrest, and its incidents, (1) Jesus was
taken first to the house of Annas, ex-high priest (John 18:13).
(2) Next, to the palace of Caiaphas, Peter and John following
(John 18:15). (3) Here was a preliminary examination before Caiaphas
(John 18:19-24). (4) The trial before the council illegal, because
held at night--before three o'clock, the cock-crowing (Matthew 26:59-65
Mark 14:55-64). (5) Peter's three denials during the trial
(Matthew 26:69-75 Mr 14:66-72). (6) After the Sanhedrin had pronounced
him guilty it suspends its session till break of day (7) During this
interval Jesus is exposed to the insults of his enemies (Matthew 26:67-68
Luke 22:63-65). (8) At the dawn of day the Sanhedrin re-assembles
(Matthew 27:1 Mr 15:1 Lu 22:66). (9) After hearing Christ's confession
again, he is formally condemned to death for blasphemy (Luke 22:66-71).
(10) He is bound and sent to Pilate (Mark 15:1).
ON THE ILLEGAL CONVICTION OF CHRIST, Prof. Greenleaf, a distinguished
jurist, says:
``Throughout the whole course of the trial, the rules of the
Jewish law of procedure were grossly violated, and the
accused was deprived of rights belonging even to the meanest
citizen. He was arrested in the night, bound as a
malefactor, beaten before his arraignment, and struck in open
court during the trial. He was tried on a feast-day, and
before sunrise. He was compelled to criminate himself, and
this under an oath of solemn judicial adjuration; and he was
sentenced on the same day of conviction. In all these
particulars the law was wholly disregarded.'
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Matthew 26:75
Matthew 26:75
Mark 14:66-72
Luke 22:54-62
John 18:15-27
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