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Cock

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: C

By: George A. Morrish

Narrator: Chris Genthree

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Mentioned only in connection with the denial of Peter (Matt. 26:34,74-75³⁴Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. (Matthew 26:34)
⁷⁴Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. ⁷⁵And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. (Matthew 26:74‑75)); and with the “cock crowing,” a division of time at which the Lord may come (Mark 13:35³⁵Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: (Mark 13:35)): this corresponds to the third watch of the night, and would be about 3 o’clock, A. M.

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