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Luke 22:61

And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

KJV

καὶ στραφεὶς ὁ κύριος ἐνέβλεψεν τῷ Πέτρῳ, καὶ ὑπεμνήσθη ὁ Πέτρος τοῦ λόγου τοῦ κυρίου, ὡς εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὅτι πρὶν ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι σήμερον ἀπαρνήσῃ με τρίς.

Greek NT

Et conversus Dominus respexit Petrum, et recordatus est Petrus verbi Domini, sicut dixerat : Quia priusquam gallus cantet, ter me negabis.

Vulgate

And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how that he said unto him, Before the cock crow this day thou shalt deny me thrice.

ASV

And the Lord turning looked on Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, as he had said: Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny thrice.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

19 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Πέτρος
petros
noun · 154×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λόγος
logos
noun · 330×
πρίν
prin
adverb · 13×
σήμερον
semeron
adverb · 41×
στρέφω
strepho
verb · 22×
τρίς
tris
adverb · 12×
φωνέω
phoneo
verb · 43×
ἀλέκτωρ
alektor
noun · 12×
ἀπαρνέομαι
aparneomai
verb · 11×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐμβλέπω
emblepo
verb · 11×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὑπομιμνήσκω
upomimnesko
verb · 7×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: λόγου | Treg/RP: λόγου | WH/NIV: ῥήματος
  • λόγουSBLGNT
  • λόγουTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
  • ῥήματοςWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus
trivial
SBLGNT: σήμερον | WH/Treg/NIV: σήμερον
  • σήμερονSBLGNT
  • σήμερονWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§1429St. Peter's conversion after he had denied his master three times bears witness to this. Jesus' look of infinite mercy drew tears of repentance from Peter and, after the Lord's resurrection, a threefold affirmation of love for him.20 The second conversion also has a communitarian dimension, as is clear in the Lord's call to a whole Church: "Repent!"21 St. Ambrose says of the tw…
2. How then is what is said true, when Matthew affirms that Christ said, Verily I say unto you, that before the cock crow you shall deny me thrice; Matthew 26:34 and Mark declares after the third denial, that The cock crew the second time? Mark 14:72 Nay, most certainly is it both true and in harmony. For because at each crowing the cock is wont to crow both a third and a fourt…

Cross-references

  • Isa 57:15 — For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of t
  • Luke 22:32 — But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
  • Luke 22:34 — And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
  • Matt 26:75 — 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.