When they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard, and had sat down together, Peter sat among them.
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When they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard, and had sat down together, Peter sat among them.
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Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
All four gospels agree Peter denied Jesus three times, but they disagree on the cast list. Matthew has a servant girl, then another girl, then a crowd.
Critical scholarship: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction.
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"Luke 22:55 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/luke/22/55?version=WEB (retrieved 26 August 2026).