Luke 22:62 Meaning and Explanation

Peter leaves the courtyard - the fire, the questioners, the scene of his collapse - and breaks down in the dark. Luke gives the moment a single line; some grief needs no elaboration.

These tears mark the difference between Peter and Judas: both failed Christ that night, but Peter's sorrow turned toward his Lord, not away - 'godly sorrow worketh repentance' (2 Corinthians 7:10). Bitter weeping over sin is not the opposite of faith; it is often faith's first sound after a fall. The man who wept here will stand up at Pentecost forgiven and bold (Acts 2:14). No one who goes out weeping toward Christ has gone out for good.