KJV ORIGINAL
And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And again Peter swore up and down, 'I don't even know the guy.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes we distance ourselves from Jesus when things get scary, but that's exactly when he needs us most.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of Matthew, this verse depicts the second denial by Peter, one of Jesus' closest disciples, during Jesus' trial before the Jewish high priest. Peter had followed Jesus at a distance after his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane, but fear of persecution led him to swear an oath denying any knowledge of Jesus. This event is part of the fulfillment of Jesus' prophecy that Peter would deny him three times before the rooster crowed.
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