John 18:27

Then again Peter said, No. And straight away a cock gave its cry.

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In The King James Version

Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.

In Context

26One of the servants of the high priest, a relation of him whose ear had been cut off by Peter, said, Did I not see you with him in the garden?

28So they took Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the Praetorium. It was early. They themselves did not go into the Praetorium, so that they might not become unclean, but might take the Passover.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:74Then with curses and oaths he said, I have no knowledge of the man. And straight away there came the cry of a cock.

Mark 14:68But he said, I have no knowledge of him, or of what you are saying: and he went out into the doorway; and there came the cry of a cock.

Luke 22:34And he said, I say to you, Peter, before the cock's second cry today, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.

Luke 22:60And Peter said, Man, I have no knowledge of these things of which you are talking. And straight away, while he was saying these words, there came the cry of a cock.

Matthew Henry on John 18:14-28

Christ before Annas and Caiaphas; The Fall of Peter; Christ Arraigned; Peter Again Denies Christ. 13 And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. 14 Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. 15 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest. 16 But Peter stood… Read the whole commentary →

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