Matthew 26:72
And again Kefa denied it with a shevuah (oath), I do not know the man!
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 20:7Thou shalt not take the Shem Hashem Eloheicha in vain; for Hashem will not hold him guiltless that taketh Shmo in vain.
Zechariah 5:3Then said he unto me: 1 This is ha'alah (the curse) that goeth forth 1 over the face of kol ha'aretz; 1 for every ganav that stealeth 1 shall be purged out + 5:3 i.e., banished according to what it says on one side of the megillah; 1 and every perjurer that sweareth falsely 1 shall be purged out according to what it says on the other side. + 5:3 Ex 20:7,15 1
Malachi 3:5And I will come near to you for mishpat; 1 and I will be a swift ed (witness) 1 against the mekhashfim (sorcerers), and against the mena'afim (adulterers), 1 and against false swearers, 1 and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, 1 the almanah (widow), and the fatherless, 1 and that turn aside the ger from his right, 1 and fear not Me, 1 saith Hashem Tzva'os. 1
Matthew 26:74Then Kefa began to curse and swear, I do not know the man! And immediately a tarnegol (cock) crowed.
Acts 5:3But Kefa said, Chananyah, why has HaSatan filled your lev (heart) that you lied to the Ruach Hakodesh and misappropriated from the price of the land? + 5:3 Dt 23:21
Matthew Henry on Matthew 26:70-75
Christ Denied by Peter. 69 Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. 70 But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. 71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. 72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. 73 And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of… Read the whole commentary →