Matthew 26 · Verse 72

Matthew 26:72

And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
Matthew 26:72, King James Version

Matthew 26:72 in other translations

BSBAnd again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man!”
WEBAgain he denied it with an oath, “I don’t know the man.”
ASVAnd again he denied with an oath, I know not the man.
YLTand again did he deny with an oath--‘I have not known the man.'
DARBYAnd again he denied with an oath: I do not know the man.
BBEAnd again he said with an oath, I have no knowledge of the man.
WebsterAnd again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.

What does Matthew 26:72 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 72 And again he denied with an oath - This is a third gradation of his iniquity. He has told a lie, and he swears to support it. A liar has always some suspicion that his testimony is not credited, for he is conscious to his own falsity, and is therefore naturally led to support his assertions by oaths.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 26:69-75

Peter's sin is truly related, for the Scriptures deal faithfully. Bad company leads to sin: those who needlessly thrust themselves into it, may expect to be tempted and insnared, as Peter. They scarcely can come out of such company without guilt or grief, or both. It is a great fault to be shy of Christ; and to dissemble our knowledge of him, when we are called to own him, is, in effect, to deny him. Peter's sin was…

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Matthew 26:72 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.

καὶkaiAndG2532
πάλινpalinagainG3825
ἠρνήσατοērnēsatohe deniedG720
μετὰmetawithG3326
ὅρκουhorkouan oathG3727
ὅτιhotithatG3754
οὐκoukNotG3756
οἶδαoidaI know
τὸνtontheG3588
ἄνθρωπον.anthrōponman.G444

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 26:72

  • Exodus 20:7

    Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

  • Acts 5:3-4

    But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

  • Isaiah 48:1

    Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

  • Matthew 26:74

    Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

  • Zechariah 8:17

    And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the Lord.

  • Zechariah 5:3-4

    Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it. I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.

  • Matthew 5:34-36

    But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

  • 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.

  • Malachi 3:5

    And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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5:34-36; Ex 20:7; Isa 48:1; Zec 5:3,4; 8:17; Mal 3:5; Ac 5:3,4
I do not.
74; Lu 22:34

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Context

  • Matthew 26:71

    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.

  • Matthew 26:72

    And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.

  • Matthew 26:73

    And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.

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Matthew 26:72 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y negó otra vez con juramento: No conozco al hombre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il le nia de nouveau avec serment: Je ne connais pas cet homme!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und wiederum leugnete er mit einem Eide: Ich kenne den Menschen nicht!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et iterum negavit cum juramento: Quia non novi hominem.