Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.
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Interpretation
What Christ had said concerning brotherly love, Peter overlooked, but spoke of that about which Christ kept them ignorant.
Glossary
- Peter Person
- Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i. e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of Jona ( Matt. 16:17 ). His mother is nowhere named in Scripture.