John 13:38

“Jesus answered him, wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake, etc.] Christ speaks these words as questioning, not Peter’s sincerity, but his strength; or as deriding him, or rather pitying him; as if he should say, thou poor vain self-sufficient man, thou dost not know what thou talkest of: verily, verily, I say unto thee, the cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice; not that Peter should deny him three times, before the cock crowed once; for certain it is, that Peter denied Christ but once, before the cock crew, (<411468>Mark 14:68); but the meaning is, that before the cock had, lone crowing, or within the time of cock crowing, he should deny him thrice: whence it follows, that…”

“Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake?--In this repetition of Peter's words there is deep though affectionate irony, and this Peter himself would feel for many a day after his recovery, as he retraced the painful particulars. Verily . . . The cock, &c.--See on Luk 22:31-34. Next: John Chapter 14”

“The cock shall not have crowed - That is, cock crowing shall not be over, till thou hast denied me thrice - His three - fold denial was thrice foretold; first, at the time mentioned here; secondly, at that mentioned by St. Luke; lastly, at that recorded by St. Matthew and Mark. Next: John Chapter 14”

“Wilt: Pro 16:18, Pro 28:26, Pro 29:23; Co1 10:12 The cock: Joh 18:16, Joh 18:17, Joh 18:25-27; Mat 26:34, Mat 26:69-75; Mar 14:30, Mar 14:66-72; Luk 22:34, Luk 22:56-62 Next: John Chapter 14”