Matthew 26:31
Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
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Gill's Exposition
But after I am risen again,.... This he says for their comfort, that though he, their shepherd, should be apprehended, condemned, and crucified, should be smitten with death, and be laid in the grave,…
Jesus foretells the fall of Peter - This is also recorded in Mar 14:27-31; Luk 22:31-34; Joh 13:34-38. Mat 26:31 Then saith Jesus unto them - The occasion of his saying this was Peter’s bold…
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Cambridge Bible
All shall be offended
Mar 14:26-31; Luk 22:32-34. Cp. Joh 16:32
31. I will smite the shepherd Zec 13:7. The words do not literally follow the Hebrew. The context describes the purification of…
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