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time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus
said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me
thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.” (Mark: 14-66 thr.
72)
The fifty-fifth and later verses of the twenty-second chapter of
the Gospel of Luke narrate that “And when they had kindled a
fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat
down among them.” “But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by
the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was
also with him.” “And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him
not.” “And after a while another saw him, and said, Thou art also
of them, And Peter said, Man, I am not.” “And about the space of
one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth
this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilæan.” “And Peter
said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while
he yet spake, the cock crew.” “And the Lord turned, and looked
upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he
had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me
thrice.” “And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.” (Luke: 22-55 thr.
62)
The twenty-fifth and later verses of the eighteenth chapter of
the Gospel of John write that “And Simon Peter stood and
warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also
one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not.” “One of the
servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut
off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?” “Peter then
denied again: and immediately the cock crew.” (John: 18-25, 26,
27) These kinds of contradictions in these four narratives are
palpable to men of reason.
23 — In the thirty-sixth verse of the twenty-second chapter of
the Gospel of Luke, hadrat Îsâ, on the day he would be caught,
says to the Apostles: “... But now, he that hath a purse, let him
take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him
sell his garment, and buy one.” (Luke: 22-36) In the thirty-eighth
verse the Apostles say to hadrat Îsâ: “... Lord, behold, here are
two swords. ...” (ibid: 22-38) And hadrat Îsâ says to them: “... It is
enough.” (ibid) In the forty-ninth, fiftieth, fifty-first and fiftysecond
verses: “When they which were about him saw what would
follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?”
“And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off
his right ear.” “And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye that far.
And touched his ear, and healed him.” (ibid: 22-49, 50, 51)
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