John 13:37 (WEB)
Peter said to him, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”
Fathers and councils · 21
Ambrose of Milan
“Peter saith: “I will lay down my life for Thy sake.”” — editor's note: S. John xiii. 37.
Read the whole comment“Peter also, though full of faith and devotion, yet because, not yet conscious of our common weakness, he had presumptuously said to the Lord, “I will lay down my life for Thy sake,” fell into the trial of his presumption before the cock crowed thrice.” — editor's note: S. John xiii. 37.
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Augustine of Hippo
“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, until thou deniest me thrice.”” — editor's note: John xiii. 33–38.
Read the whole comment“Verily I say unto thee, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny Me thrice.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvi. 34; Luke xxii. 33; John xiii. 37, 38.
Read the whole comment“As also the Apostle Peter said to the Lord: “I will lay down my life [soul] for Thy sake;” that is, I will die for Thy sake.” — editor's note: Chap. xiii. 37.
Read the whole comment“…and when the very foremost of them, Peter, who had presumptuously declared that he was already able, met with a different experience from what he anticipated: and yet afterwards a countless number both of men and women, boys and girls, youths and maidens, old and young, were crowned with martyrdom; and the sheep were…” — editor's note: Chap. xiii. 36–38.
Read the whole comment“I will lay down my life for Thy sake.”” — editor's note: Chap. xiii. 37.
Read the whole comment“Peter thought to lay down his life for Christ, the one to be delivered in behalf of the Deliverer, seeing that Christ had come to lay down His life for all His own, including Peter also, which, you see, was now done.” — editor's note: Chap. xiii. 37.
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John Chrysostom
“Wherefore also he said, “I will give even my life for Thee.” ( Ver.” — the author cites it
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Read the whole comment“For since Peter had continually said, “I will lay down my life for Thee” ( c. xiii. 37 ), and, “Though I should die with Thee, yet will I not deny Thee” ( Matt. xxvi. 35 ): He hath given him back his desire.” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“For in proof that not so much out of fear for himself he said these things, hear what he saith, when Christ was declaring beforehand His future death, and the assault upon Him: “I will lay down my life for Thy sake.” — editor's note: John xiii. 37.
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Catena Aurea on John
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on John
Great is love, and stronger than fire; nothing can stop its course. Peter the most ardent of all, as soon as he hears our Lord say, Whither I go ye cannot follow Me now, asks, Lord, whither goest Thou?
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The disciple asks this, as if he were ready to follow. But our Lord saw his heart; Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow Me now; He checks his forwardness, but does not destroy his hope; nay,…
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Peter, on receiving this answer, does not check his desire, but hastily conceives favourable hopes from it, and having got rid of the fear of betraying our Lord, feels secure, and becomes himself the interrogator,…
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Which sentence may be read in two ways: either as affirming, thou shalt lay down thy life for My sake, but now through fear of the death of the body, thou shalt incur spiritual death: or as mocking; as if He said,
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Wilt thou do that for Me, which I have not done yet for thee? Canst thou go before, who canst not come after? Why presumest thou so? Hear what thou art: Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till…
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Nevertheless, should any one fall, let the example of Peter save him from despair, and teach him that he can without delay obtain pardon from God.
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It is manifest that our Lord permitted Peter’s fall. He might have recalled him to begin with, but as he persisted in his vehemence, though He did not drive him to a denial, He let him go without assistance, that He…
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That took place in the soul of Peter, which he offered in the body; though differently from what he meant. For before the death and resurrection of our Lord, he both died by his denial, and lived again by his tears.
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This speech, The cock shall not crow, occurs in all the Evangelists, but not at the same time in all. Matthew and Mark introduce it after they have left the house, in which they were eating; Luke and John before. We…
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Cross-references · 7
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 97.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 97.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 97.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 97.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 97.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 97.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 97.