26.57 It was already evening (v20) and night (31, 34), the time for sleep (40, 43, 45). An extraordinary time for the council to gather!
26.63 In the face of trumped-up false evidence, it is more dignified to remain silent: the accusers do not want to hear the truth. And yet, the next question is too crucial and direct to refuse.
26.75 How low must Peter have felt? That word “bitterly” sums it up. Tom Wright’s translation: “cried like a baby.”
“Jesus tells the truth, knowing it will condemn him. Peter tells a lie to save his skin. The stage is set. Jesus, the innocent one, will die in place of Peter, the guilty. And the rest of us, too.” Genius!
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