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Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

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<strong>Word</strong> <strong>Pictures</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> NT [Mat<strong>the</strong>w: Chapter 26]<br />

ex• eklausen pikr•s\). Luke adds that <strong>the</strong> Lord turned and looked<br />

upon Peter (Lu 22:61). That look brought Peter back to his<br />

senses. He could not stay where he now was with <strong>the</strong> revilers of<br />

Jesus. He did not feel worthy or able to go openly <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> hall<br />

where Jesus was. So outside he went with a broken heart. The<br />

constative aorist here does not emphasize as Mark's imperfect<br />

does (Mr 14:72, \eklaien\) <strong>the</strong> cont<strong>in</strong>ued weep<strong>in</strong>g that was now<br />

Peter's only consolation. The tears were bitter, all <strong>the</strong> more so<br />

by reason of that look of understand<strong>in</strong>g pity that Jesus gave him.<br />

One of <strong>the</strong> tragedies of <strong>the</strong> Cross is <strong>the</strong> bleed<strong>in</strong>g heart of Peter.<br />

Judas was a total wreck and Peter was a near derelict. Satan had<br />

sifted <strong>the</strong>m all as wheat, but Jesus had prayed specially for<br />

Peter (Lu 22:31f.). Will Satan show Peter to be all chaff as<br />

Judas was?<br />

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<strong>Word</strong> <strong>Pictures</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Testament</strong><br />

(Mat<strong>the</strong>w: Chapter 26)

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