hath glorified his Son Jesus The Greek is not υἱός but παῖς, and should be rendered Servant, and this would carry the mind back, as St Peter no doubt intended, to Isaiah 42:1, "Behold my servantwhom I uphold," a passage which St Matthew (Matthew 12:18) applies to Jesus.

denied him in the presence of Pilate alluding to Pilate's question (John 19:15), "Shall I crucify your king?" to which they answered, "We have no king but Cæsar."

when he was determined, &c. Rather, when he had given sentence to release him. For Pilate had pronounced Jesus innocent (John 19:4).

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