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.
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.
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.
Luke 22:34:
2007-02-27 03:53:12 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Suzanne, the bible says cock not rooster!
2007-02-27 04:01:34 · update #1
I have been told that as you get several takes on a story, much of it being personal taste but more often than people think, is the actual perception of the event where, it is easy to forget, that our 5 senses take in much more information "taken for granted" than is realized. With that, it is speculated that those recording the Gospel who heard it, may have heard only one of the two rooster's crows. I would guess that, since Peter did not actually record how many he heard, it is really not a crucial part of scripture. However, some also feel that, since a rooster's crow has several parts to it-like syllables in a word, that it could have been one with several parts to it and some thought it to be two or more. Hope this helps.
Michael C
2007-02-27 04:18:13 · answer #1 · answered by MICHAEL C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
3 Times
2007-02-27 05:17:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What this means is that the cock will crow in the morning and in the evening. During the day, before the cock crows in the evening, Peter will deny Jesus three times. This is after it has crowed in the morning. Jesus is saying that the day will not end before Peter has denied him thrice. The cock crowing signals the start and end of the day.
2007-02-27 04:04:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matt. 26:34 tells you the rooster will crow, but doesn't say how many times; at least once is implied.
Mark 14:30 tells you the rooster would crow twice.
Luke 22:34 doesn't state how many times the rooster would crow, but at least once is implied.
John 13:38 also doesn't state how many times, but implies at least once.
These are not contradictory statements. As Mark writes, the rooster crowed twice by the time Peter denied Jesus for the third time.
EDIT: Actually, "Irreverend," the Bible reads the "alektor" would "phoneo." You just want see us write c*ck.
2007-02-27 04:00:27 · answer #4 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is one of those cases where differences between English grammar and Greek grammar can make it hard to understand these scriptures.
In English, we have different "tenses", which place actions in the past, present, or future. The different between "he ran", "he runs" and "he will run". The Greek language has a tense, not used in English, for an action that will occur for a time, and then stop. About the closest we can come in English is "he will run until he finishes".
Matthew, Luke and John all use the tense of an ongoing action that will end. They are saying that Peter will deny Jesus three times before the crowing of the rooster comes to an end. Mark just tells us that the crowing consisted of two crows.
No contradiction. Just a different in language that is not easily expressed in a one-word-for- one-word English translation like the King James.
2007-02-27 03:57:56 · answer #5 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Basically they all same the same thing.
Matthew 26:34: Before the cock crows, you will deny me 3 times.
Mark 14:30: This night, before the cock crows twice, you will deny me 3 times.
Luke 22:34: The cock will not crow until you deny that you know me 3 times.
John 13:38: The cock will not crow until you deny me 3 times.
The cock crowed 3 times, because Peter denied that he knew Jesus 3 times.
2007-02-27 03:59:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This was one of the first questions, I asked God about. Thanks for putting them all up there.
I believe it depends on the crowing. The real rooster crow didn't happen till after 3 denials. And it was day/night= evening. And the rooster crowed twice loudly. Enouph to convict Peter for his denying.
After the resurrection Jesus asked Peter if he loved Him 3 times, and to feed His sheep 3 times. Jesus told Peter/ Cephas that he would be a martyr for Christ & die when he was old. Jesus told John he wouldn't and would wait until Revelation. John received this when he was old also.
2007-02-27 04:10:21 · answer #7 · answered by t a m i l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mark says the cock crows twice, nobody else mentioned how many times it crowed
2007-02-27 04:42:45 · answer #8 · answered by Alley C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just love the fact that Yahoo has to censor the Bible verses you posted.
2007-02-27 03:57:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is not the main point of the statement.
2007-02-27 04:04:06 · answer #10 · answered by deacon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋