Matthew 26:70-75

26:70 But he denied it in front of them all: ¹  “I don’t know what you’re talking about!” 26:71 When ²  he went out to the gateway, another slave girl ³  saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.” 26:72 He denied it again with an oath, “I do not know the man!” 26:73 After ⁴  a little while, those standing there came up to Peter and said, “You really are one of them too – even your accent ⁵  gives you away!” 26:74 At that he began to curse, and he swore with an oath, “I do not know the man!” At that moment a rooster crowed. ⁶  26:75 Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly. ⁷ 

Mark 14:30

14:30 Jesus said to him, “I tell you the truth, ⁸  today – this very night – before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”

Mark 14:72

14:72 Immediately a rooster ⁹  crowed a second time. Then ¹⁰  Peter remembered what Jesus had said to him: “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept. ¹¹ 

Luke 9:26

9:26 For whoever is ashamed ¹²  of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person ¹³  when he comes in his glory and in the glory ¹⁴  of the Father and of the holy angels.

Luke 12:9

12:9 But the one who denies me before men will be denied before God’s angels.

Luke 12:2

12:2 Nothing is hidden ¹⁵  that will not be revealed, ¹⁶  and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

Luke 2:12

2:12 This ¹⁷  will be a sign ¹⁸  for you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.” ¹⁹ 

Luke 2:2

2:2 This was the first registration, taken when Quirinius was governor ²⁰  of Syria.

Luke 2:1

The Census and the Birth of Jesus

2:1 Now ²¹  in those days a decree ²²  went out from Caesar ²³  Augustus ²⁴  to register ²⁵  all the empire ²⁶  for taxes.

Luke 2:1

The Census and the Birth of Jesus

2:1 Now ²⁷  in those days a decree ²⁸  went out from Caesar ²⁹  Augustus ³⁰  to register ³¹  all the empire ³²  for taxes.

Luke 2:23

2:23 (just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male ³³  will be set apart to the Lord” ³⁴ ),

[26:70]  ¹ tn Grk “he denied it…saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in English and has not been translated.

[26:71]  ² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[26:71]  ³ tn The words “slave girl” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the feminine singular form ἄλλη (allh).

[26:73]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[26:73]  ⁵ tn Grk “your speech.”

[26:74]  ⁶ tn It seems most likely that this refers to a real rooster crowing, although a number of scholars have suggested that “cockcrow” is a technical term referring to the trumpet call which ended the third watch of the night (from midnight to 3 a.m.). This would then be a reference to the Roman gallicinium (ἀλεκτοροφωνία, alektorofwnia; the term is used in Mark 13:35 and is found in some mss [Ì^37vid,45 ˹] in Matt 26:34) which would have been sounded at 3 a.m.; in this case Jesus would have prophesied a precise time by which the denials would have taken place. For more details see J. H. Bernard, St. John (ICC), 2:604. However, in light of the fact that Mark mentions the rooster crowing twice (Mark 14:72) and in Luke 22:60 the words are reversed (ἐφώνησεν ἀλέκτωρ, efwnhsen alektwr), it is more probable that a real rooster is in view. In any event natural cockcrow would have occurred at approximately 3 a.m. in Palestine at this time of year (March-April) anyway.

[26:75]  ⁷ sn When Peter went out and wept bitterly it shows he really did not want to fail here and was deeply grieved that he had.

[14:30]  ⁸ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[14:72]  ⁹ tn This occurrence of the word ἀλέκτωρ (alektwr, “rooster”) is anarthrous and consequently may not point back explicitly to the rooster which had crowed previously in v. 68. The reason for the anarthrous construction is most likely to indicate generically that some rooster crowed. Further, the translation of ἀλέκτωρ as an indefinite noun retains the subtlety of the Greek in only hinting at the Lord’s prediction v. 30. See also NAB, TEV, NASB.

[14:72]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[14:72]  ¹¹ tn Grk “he wept deeply.”

[9:26]  ¹² sn How one responds now to Jesus and his teaching is a reflection of how Jesus, as the Son of Man who judges, will respond then in the final judgment.

[9:26]  ¹³ tn This pronoun (τοῦτον, touton) is in emphatic position in its own clause in the Greek text: “of that person the Son of Man will be ashamed…”

[9:26]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “in the glory of him and of the Father and of the holy angels.” “Glory” is repeated here in the translation for clarity and smoothness because the literal phrase is unacceptably awkward in contemporary English.

[12:2]  ¹⁵ tn Or “concealed.”

[12:2]  ¹⁶ sn I.e., be revealed by God. The passive voice verbs here (“be revealed,” be made known”) see the revelation as coming from God. The text is both a warning about bad things being revealed and an encouragement that good things will be made known, though the stress with the images of darkness and what is hidden in vv. 2-3 is on the attempt to conceal.

[2:12]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “And this.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[2:12]  ¹⁸ sn The sign functions for the shepherds like Elizabeth’s conception served for Mary in 1:36.

[2:12]  ¹⁹ tn Or “a feeding trough,” see Luke 2:7.

[2:2]  ²⁰ tn Or “was a minister of Syria.” This term could simply refer to an administrative role Quirinius held as opposed to being governor (Josephus, Ant. 18.4.2 [18.88]). See also Luke 2:1.

[2:1]  ²¹ tn Grk “Now it happened that.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[2:1]  ²² sn This decree was a formal decree from the Roman Senate.

[2:1]  ²³ tn Or “from the emperor” (“Caesar” is a title for the Roman emperor).

[2:1]  ²⁴ sn Caesar Augustus refers to Octavian, who was Caesar from 27 b.c. to a.d. 14. He was known for his administrative prowess.

[2:1]  ²⁵ tn Grk “that all the empire should be registered for taxes.” The passive infinitive ἀπογράφεσθαι (apografesqai) has been rendered as an active in the translation to improve the English style. The verb is regarded as a technical term for official registration in tax lists (BDAG 108 s.v. ἀπογράφω a).

[2:1]  ²⁶ tn Grk “the whole (inhabited) world,” but this was a way to refer to the Roman empire (L&N 1.83).

[2:1]  ²⁷ tn Grk “Now it happened that.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[2:1]  ²⁸ sn This decree was a formal decree from the Roman Senate.

[2:1]  ²⁹ tn Or “from the emperor” (“Caesar” is a title for the Roman emperor).

[2:1]  ³⁰ sn Caesar Augustus refers to Octavian, who was Caesar from 27 b.c. to a.d. 14. He was known for his administrative prowess.

[2:1]  ³¹ tn Grk “that all the empire should be registered for taxes.” The passive infinitive ἀπογράφεσθαι (apografesqai) has been rendered as an active in the translation to improve the English style. The verb is regarded as a technical term for official registration in tax lists (BDAG 108 s.v. ἀπογράφω a).

[2:1]  ³² tn Grk “the whole (inhabited) world,” but this was a way to refer to the Roman empire (L&N 1.83).

[2:23]  ³³ tn Grk “every male that opens the womb” (an idiom for the firstborn male).

[2:23]  ³⁴ sn An allusion to Exod 13:2, 12, 15.