John 13:37 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. ”

• John 13:37 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  John 13:33 to John 17:26 . The Last Discourses and Prayer. Perhaps this is the best place to consider the general arrangement and character of the final discourses. They present the same problem...

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• John 13:37 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  now . just now. Greek. arti. lay down , &c. Compare John 10:11 ; John 10:15 ; John 15:13 ; 1 John 3:16 . life . Greek. psuche. App-110. for Thy sake . on behalf of (Greek. huper....

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• John 13:37 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  37. Why cannot I follow thee now? By these words Peter declares that he was dissatisfied with Christ’s answer. He is aware that he has been warned of his own weakness, from which he conclude...

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• John 13:37 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. Why cannot I follow thee now? - Peter probably thought that our Lord intended to go some long journey, w...

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• John 13:37 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. Peter said ('saith') unto him, Why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake...

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• John 13:37 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Last Supper 1-17. The Supper and the Feet-washing. This supper is identified by almost all modern authorities with the Last Supper, which took place on Thursday night at Jerusalem ( Matthew 26...

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• John 13:37 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? — True to his impulsive, self-confident character, St. Peter is impatient of the delay imposed upon him. He is ready, in the fulness of his love, now, and does n...

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• John 13:37 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  VIII. JESUS ANNOUNCES HIS DEPARTURE. "When therefore he was gone out, Jesus saith, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in Him; and God shall glorify Him in Himself, and straig...

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• John 13:37 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Sign and Seal of Discipleship John 13:31-38 It was a relief when the traitor was gone. The Lord could now speak freely of His love and of His approaching glory, expatiating on the shining t...

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• John 13:37 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  For a time our Lord now devoted Himself to His own, and in this connection we have the account of His washing the disciples' feet. The whole action was Eastern, and was the action of a slave: By what...

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• John 13:37 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards. (37) Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I...

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• John 13:37 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  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 w...

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• John 13:37 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. Ver. 37. I will lay down, &c. ] Peter was melius semper animatus quam armatus, better affecte...

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• John 13:37 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Simon Peter saith, Lord, whither goest thou , &c. The exalted virtue which our Lord had just inculcated, did not make so strong an impression on Peter's mind, as the words which he had before sp...

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• John 13:37 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  WASHING HIS DISCIPLES' FEET (vs.1-17) We are brought now to consider the last hours of the Lord Jesus before the cross. No longer does He minister to the world, but to His own disciples, from cha...

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• John 13:37 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Peter's Self-Confidence.       36 Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not f...

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• John 13:37 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Still Peter doth not understand our Saviour, but fancies some earthly motion from the place where he was; but it should seem by what followeth, that he thought our Saviour spake of some motion which...

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• John 13:37 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Path to Glory Which Jesus Must Tread Alone ( John 13:31-38 ). The opening two verses reflect Jesus' awareness of the pivotal nature of the situation. As He thought back to the glory which had...

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• John 13:37 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 13:36-38 . “Thou canst not now be a Peter, for the Petra (or Rock) has not yet consolidated thee with His Spirit; but thou shalt follow Me by dying on the cros...

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• John 13:37 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  John 13:37 The Withheld Completions of Life There are certain conditions which are to all good life just what the flower is to the plant. They furnish it its natural completion. They crown its st...

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• John 13:37 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  John 13:1 . Before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come. What now transpired was on the Tuesday, while at supper in the house of Simon. Judas was now rebuked before al...

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• John 13:37 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Lord, whither goest Thou? Unlawful curiosity It is a common fault among us to be more inquisitive concerning things secret, which belong to God only, than concerning things revealed, which belo...

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• John 13:37 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION IV. THE FINAL MANIFESTATIONS IN WORD AND ACTION OF THE LOGOS INCARNATE , EXPRESSING ITSELF ABSOLUTELY AND TO THE UTTERMOST AS LOVE . (Jn 13-21....

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• John 13:37 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Peter's boast and the Lord's correction:

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• John 13:37 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Acts 20:24 ; Acts 21:13 ; John 21:15 ; Luke 22:31-34 ; Mark 14:27-31 ; Matthew 26:31-35

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