# Matthew 26:74

> At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.

— Matthew 26:74, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- AD 30-33? (counted from the text)
- Date source: The two dates put forward for the crucifixion are AD 30 and 33, both within Pilate's prefecture (AD 26-36) and both falling on a Friday at Passover.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Revelation 3:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/revelation/3/19
- Matthew 10:28 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/10/28
- Mark 14:71-72 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/14/71
- John 18:27 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/18/27
- Acts 23:12-14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/23/12
- 1 Corinthians 16:22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/16/22

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/26/74
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