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.
Luke 22:34 in other translations
| BSB | But Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.” |
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| WEB | He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will by no means crow today until you deny that you know me three times.” |
| ASV | And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, until thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me. |
| YLT | and he said, ‘I say to thee, Peter, a cock shall not crow to-day, before thrice thou mayest disown knowing me.' |
| DARBY | And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow to-day before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me. |
| BBE | And 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. |
| Webster | And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock will not crow this day, before thou wilt thrice deny that thou knowest me. |
What does Luke 22:34 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 22:31-34
31-34. Simon, Simon--(See on Lu 10:41). desired to have--rather, "hath obtained you," properly "asked and obtained"; alluding to Job (Job 1:6-12; 2:1-6), whom he solicited and obtained that he might sift him as wheat, insinuating as "the accuser of the brethren" (Re 12:10), that he would find chaff enough in his religion, if indeed there was any wheat at all. you--not Peter only, but them all.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 22:21-38
How unbecoming is the worldly ambition of being the greatest, to the character of a follower of Jesus, who took upon him the form of a servant, and humbled himself to the death of the cross! In the way to eternal happiness, we must expect to be assaulted and sifted by Satan. If he cannot destroy, he will try to disgrace or distress us. Nothing more certainly forebodes a fall, in a professed follower of Christ, than…
Luke 22:34 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 22:34
- John 13:38
Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.
- Matthew 26:34
Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
- Mark 14:30
And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
- Mark 14:71-72
But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak. And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
- Matthew 26:74
Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
- John 18:27
Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.
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Context
- Luke 22:33
And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
- 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.
- Luke 22:35
And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.
Luke 22:34 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y él dijo: Pedro, te digo que el gallo no cantará hoy antes que tú niegues tres veces que me conoces. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | – Et il dit: Pierre, je te dis: le coq ne chantera point aujourd’hui, que premièrement tu n’aies nié trois fois de me connaître. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er aber sprach: Ich sage dir, Petrus, der Hahn wird heute nicht krähen, ehe du dreimal geleugnet hast, daß du mich kennest. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | At ille dixit: Dico tibi, Petre, non cantabit hodie gallus, donec ter abneges nosse me. Et dixit eis: |