Matthew 26:75

“And Peter remembered the words of Jesus, etc.] Forgetfulness of God, of his works, of his words, and of his law, of his revealed mind and will, is often the cause of sin; and a remembrance of things is necessary to the recovery of a fallen or backsliding professor; as, of what he is fallen from, of the love and kindness of God formerly shown to him, of his evil ways and works he is fallen into, and of the words and truths of Christ he has been very indifferent unto and lukewarm about: which said unto him, before the cock crow, or is done crowing, thou shalt deny me thrice; which he was put in mind of on hearing the cock crow. So by one means, or another, sometimes by some remarkable…”

“And Peter remembered the word of Jesus ... - Luke has mentioned a beautiful and touching circumstance omitted by the other evangelists, that when the cock crew, “Jesus turned and looked upon Peter,” and that then he remembered his words. They were in the same room - Jesus at the upper end of the hall, elevated for a tribunal and Peter below with the servants, so that Jesus could look down upon Peter standing near the fire. By a tender and compassionate look - a single glance of his eye the injured Saviour brought to remembrance all Peter’s promises, his own predictions, and the great guilt of the disciple; he overwhelmed him with the remembrance of his sin, and pierced his heart through with…”

“26:75 When the crowing of the rooster reminded Peter of Jesus’ prediction (26:34), he was struck with sorrow.”

“remembered: Mat 26:34; Luk 22:61, Luk 22:62; Joh 13:38 And he: Mat 27:3-5; Luk 22:31-34; Rom 7:18-20; Co1 4:7; Gal 6:1; Pe1 1:5 Next: Matthew Chapter 27”