“Assuredly, I say to you that today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
With out-of-control bravado, Peter speaks “vehemently,” displaying more self-confidence than he actually possesses. Is Peter is trying to convince himself?
“If I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” (Mark 14.27-31).
Jesus offered no rebuttal and Peter got the last word. Peter refused to listen to reason and the Master simply let it go. Peter thought he won the ‘denial of denial’ argument. The silence of Jesus in the face of Peter’s defiance is notable. The Lord already said what needed to be said. Jesus won the argument before Peter opened his mouth for the final time.
