Matthew 26:74

“Then began he to curse, and to swear, etc.] He swore before, and now he began “to curse”; not Christ, as Saul compelled some to blaspheme him, who professed him, and as the Jews formerly cursed Christ, and his followers, in their synagogues: for Peter’s crime was bad enough, it need not be made worse than it was: he could never call Jesus accursed; in so doing he would have sinned the sin against the Holy Ghost; but he cursed himself; “he began to imprecate himself”, as the Arabic version renders it; he made dreadful imprecations and wishes; wished that all the miseries and calamities he could think of might fall upon him, if he was one of the disciples of Jesus of Nazareth, or knew anything…”

“Then began he to curse ... - Peter was now irritated beyond endurance. He could no longer resist the evidence that he was known. It had been repeatedly charged on him. His language had betrayed him, and there was a positive witness who had seen him. He felt it necessary, therefore, to be still more decided, and he accordingly added to the sin of denying his Lord the deep aggravation of profane cursing and swearing, affirming what he must have known was false, that he knew not the man. Immediately then the cock crew - that is, the second crowing, or not far from three in the morning. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Then began he to curse and to swear - Having now quite lost the reins, the government of himself. Next: Matthew Chapter 27”

“began: Mat 27:25; Jdg 17:2, Jdg 21:18; Sa1 14:24-28; Mar 14:71; Act 23:12-14; Rom 9:3; Co1 16:22 saying: Mat 10:28, Mat 10:32, Mat 10:33; Joh 21:15-17; Rev 3:19 And: Mar 14:30, Mar 14:68, Mar 14:72; Luk 22:60; Joh 18:27 Matthew 26:75”