Number of Denials of Peter

[frienden thalord]

Greg...
I keep checking back for the answer.
I don't want to just guess.
let us know in time. anyway be blessed and praise the LORD.

 

[Greg Merrill]

Are you asking specifically how many times it says "he denied"? Different books describe it different ways. Some say that Peter replied by saying he didn't know Jesus and that he wasn't a disciple. Others specifically say he "denied" knowing Jesus or being with him. I'm just trying to better understand the question so as to determine an answer.
Alternatively, I wondered if you meant how many times Peter denied knowing Jesus, not just how many times he denied being WITH Jesus. For instance, in Luke, the first denial involves Peter saying he doesn't know Jesus, but the second that he wasn't with him, and the third that he doesn't know what they're talking about. Again, different books have different versions of the story, so it's kind of hard to determine a specific answer if this is the case.

I can't think of any other place in the Bible where Peter may have denied Jesus other than right before the rooster crows.

I'm probably way overthinking this...

I am not looking for how many accounts there are of Peter's denials, though you want to read them all to get the correct answer. Peter doesn't have to use the word "denied" nor does the Scripture to count as a denial. All of the denials I am looking for happened between Jesus being lead away under arrest and before the crucifixion. They are found in the accounts of his denials.

 

[Greg Merrill]

Greg...
I keep checking back for the answer.
I don't want to just guess.
let us know in time. anyway be blessed and praise the LORD.

I don't want to give the answer too soon and not let others have a chance and the time needed to look closely at the accounts.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

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[Greg Merrill]

I may give the answer tonight, with scripture addresses for each denial and a comparison chart of where each is found in each gospel.

 

[frienden thalord]

That is correct greg it does not have to say denial.
just like if one prays , praying is considered an act of WORSHIP.
but it don't say worship every time it says prayer.
this is often why I tell men , women , babes and teens
don't PRAY to dead saints , angels
THAT is WORSHIP its an act of worship.
even though most say no its not.
YES IT IS.

 

[frienden thalord]

Greg you did say it was AFTER the arrest .
not before . but after.

 

[frienden thalord]

Greg , you are not meaning that just because the way one describes it a lil
different to mean an extra denial.
an example is..........in one it says a lady etc
but in another it may say the men.
if that be the case, the answer is still three.

 

[Greg Merrill]

Greg , you are not meaning that just because the way one describes it a lil
different to mean an extra denial.
an example is..........in one it says a lady etc
but in another it may say the men.
if that be the case, the answer is still three.

The answer is not three, and I plan to give the answer tonight some time.

 

[RaymondG]

I would guess the answer is some variation of the number 9. Just a guess.

 

[Greg Merrill]

I would guess the answer is some variation of the number 9. Just a guess.

I will give the answer in just a bit.

 

[Greg Merrill]

I would guess the answer is some variation of the number 9. Just a guess.

Here is my answer, and then "Let the games begin." In other words "Argue it if you will."

1st Denial: Jn 18:17
2nd Jn 18:25
3rd Mt 26:69,70
4th Mt 26:71,72
5th Mk 14:69-71a
6th Mk 14:70b,71; Jn 18:26,27; Mt 26:73,74

Mt- Before [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse] crows, deny 3 Denials 3,4,6
Mk- Before [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse] crows twice, deny 3 Denials 3,5,6
Lk- Not crow before, 3 denials Denials 3,4,6
Jn- Not crow before, 3 denials Denials 1,2,6

Mt 26:34 26:69-75 Maid, maid, they, crow
Mk 14:30 14:66-72 Maid, crow, maid, they, crow
Lk 22:34 22:56-62 Woman (3rd denial), man (4th denial), man (6th denial), crow
Jn 13:38 18:15-18,25-27 Maid (1st denial), they (2nd denial), Malchus, crow

 

[frienden thalord]

Greg that is what I said yesterday.
to me its three. however , no need to argue.

 

[frienden thalord]

and greg just between me and you, i love ya no matter what anyone says.
just praise the LORD>

 

[Greg Merrill]

Greg that is what I said yesterday.
to me its three. however , no need to argue.

As I (and others) have looked closely, these are not just 3 denials given with varying details in various accounts.
It is those varying details that show that they are different denials, making them six denials, not three. But I do agree with you in the statement "no need to argue," especially on an issue like this. Wishing you well in the Lord.