Matthew 26 · Verse 33

Matthew 26:33

Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.

Matthew 26:33, King James Version

Matthew 26:33 in other translations

BSB	Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will.”
WEB	But Peter answered him, “Even if all will be made to stumble because of you, I will never be made to stumble.”
ASV	But Peter answered and said unto him, If all shall be offended in thee, I will never be offended.
YLT	And Peter answering said to him, ‘Even if all shall be stumbled at thee, I will never be stumbled.'
DARBY	And Peter answering said to him, If all shall be offended in thee, I will never be offended.
BBE	But Peter made answer and said to him, Though all may be turned away from you, I will never be turned away.
Webster	Peter answered and said to him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.

What does Matthew 26:33 mean?

Barnes' Notes

Verse 33. Peter answered--though all, etc. The word men is improperly inserted here by the translators. Peter meant only to affirm this of the disciples. This confidence of Peter was entirely characteristic. He was ardent, sincere, and really attached to his Master. Yet this declaration was made, evidently:

(1.) From true love to Jesus.

(2.) From too much reliance on his own strength.

(3.) From ignorance of himself, and of the trials which he was soon to pass through. And it most impressively teaches us:

(1.) That no strength of attachment to Jesus can justify such confident
promises of fidelity, made without dependence on him.

(2.) That all promises to adhere to him, should be made relying on him
for aid.

(3.) That we little know how feeble we are, till we are tried.

(4.) That Christians may be left to great and disgraceful sins to
show them their weakness. Luke adds, that Jesus said to Peter, that
Satan had desired to have him, that he might sift him as wheat; that
he might thoroughly try him. But Jesus says that he had prayed for him,
that his faith should not fail, and charged him when he was
converted, i.e., when he was turned from this sin, to strengthen
his brethren, i.e., by teaching them to take warning by his example.
Lk 22:31-33.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 33 Peter - said unto him, Though all men shall be offended - yet will I never - The presumptuous person imagines he can do every thing, and can do nothing: thinks he can excel all, and excels in nothing: promises every thing, and performs nothing. The humble man acts a quite contrary part. There is nothing we know so little of as ourselves - nothing we see less of than our own weakness and poverty. The strength of pride is only for a moment. Peter, though vainly confident, was certainly sincere - he had never been put to a sore trial, and did not know his own strength. Had this resolution of his been formed in the strength of God, he would have been enabled to maintain it against earth and hell. This most awful denial of Christ, and his abandoning him in the time of trial, was sufficient to have disqualified him for ever from being, in any sense, head of the Church, had such a supremacy been ever designed him. Such a supremacy was never given him by Christ; but the fable of it is in the Church of Rome, and the mock Peter, not Peter the apostle, is there and there only to be found.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 26:31-35

Improper self-confidence, like that of Peter, is the first step to a fall. There is a proneness in all of us to be over-confident. But those fall soonest and foulest, who are the most confident in themselves. Those are least safe, who think themselves most secure. Satan is active to lead such astray; they are most off their guard: God leaves them to themselves, to humble them.

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Matthew 26:33 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisAnsweringG611

δὲdenowG1161

ὁho<the>G3588

ΠέτροςPetrosPeterG4074

εἶπενeipensaidG2036

αὐτῷ·autōto Him;G846

εἰeiIfG1487

πάντεςpantesallG3956

σκανδαλισθήσονταιskandalisthēsontaiwill fall awayG4624

ἐνenbecause ofG1722

σοί,soiYou,G4771

ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473

οὐδέποτεoudepoteneverG3763

σκανδαλισθήσομαι.¶skandalisthēsomaiwill fall away.G4624

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Cross references for Matthew 26:33

Luke 22:33
And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
Proverbs 16:18-19
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Psalms 17:5
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
Proverbs 20:6
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
John 13:36-38
Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards. Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. 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.
1 Peter 5:5-6
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
Mark 14:29
But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.
Proverbs 28:25-26
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat. He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Psalms 119:116-117
Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
Philippians 2:3
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Romans 12:10
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Though.
Mr 14:29; Lu 22:33; Joh 13:36-38; 21:15
yet.
Ps 17:5; 119:116,117; Pr 16:18,19; 20:6; 28:25,26; Jer 17:9
Ro 12:10; Php 2:3; 1Pe 5:5,6

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Context

Matthew 26:32
But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.
Matthew 26:33
Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
Matthew 26:34
Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

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Matthew 26:33 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y respondiendo Pedro, le dijo: Aunque todos sean escandalizados en ti, yo nunca seré escandalizado.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et Pierre, répondant, lui dit: Si tous étaient scandalisés en toi, moi, je ne serai jamais scandalisé en toi.
German Elberfelder 1871	Petrus aber antwortete und sprach zu ihm: Wenn sich alle an dir ärgern werden, ich werde mich niemals ärgern.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Respondens autem Petrus, ait illi: Et si omnes scandalizati fuerint in te, ego numquam scandalizabor.