King James Version
What Does John 18:27 Mean?
“Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.”
Context
25
And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not.
26
One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
27
Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.
28
Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover. the hall: or, Pilate's house
29
Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(27) **And immediately the cock crew.**—Better, . . . a *cock crew.* (Comp. Matthew 26:74, and (on the whole question of the denial, Notes to Matthew 26:69-74.)
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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