John 13:37

Peter said unto him,.... Not understanding Christ's answer, and being dissatisfied with it, inquires:

Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? is the place inaccessible? are the difficulties in the way…

Why cannot I follow thee now? - Peter probably thought that our Lord intended to go some long journey, which would necessarily subject him to many inconveniences and fatigue; and he felt quite…

In these verses we have,

I. Peter's curiosity, and the check given to that.

1. Peter's question was bold and blunt (Joh 13:36): Lord, whither goest thou? referring to what Christ had said (Joh 13:33),…

I will lay down my life St Peter seems to see that Christ's going away means death. With his usual impulsiveness (see on Joh 13:13) he declares that he is ready to follow at once even thither. He…