A certain servant girl saw him as he sat in the light, and looking intently at him, said, “This man also was with him.”
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A certain servant girl saw him as he sat in the light, and looking intently at him, said, “This man also was with him.”
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And wone of the wenches behelde him as he sate by the fyer and set good eyesight on him and sayde: this same was also with him.
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And a certaine mayde behelde him as hee sate by the fire, and hauing well looked on him, said, This man was also with him.
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- John 18:17 Then the maid who kept the door said to Peter, “Are you also one of this man’s disciples?” He said, “I am not.”
- Matthew 26:69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the court, and a maid came to him, saying, “You were also with Jesus, the Galilean!”
- Mark 14:6 But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me.
- Mark 14:17 When it was evening he came with the twelve.
- Mark 14:66-68 As Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the maids of the high priest came, and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him, and said, “You were also with the Nazarene, Jesus!” But he denied it, saying, “I neither know, nor understand what you are saying.” He went out on the porch, and the rooster crowed.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 56 But a certain maid beheld him as he…
56 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.
Ver. 56. Vide ibidem eum notis.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he denied him, saying, woman, I know him…
And he denied him, saying, woman, I know him not. Startled at the maid's positive assertion, and knowing not how to clear himself any other way, roundly, and at once, denied that Jesus was his master; or that he was a disciple of his; or that he knew any thing of him, or had any acquaintance with him: and thus he that had said he would die with him, rather than deny him, is frighten at a servant maid, and denies him upon the first attack upon him.
And he denied him, saying, woman, I know him not. Startled at the maid's positive assertion, and knowing not how to clear himself any other way, roundly, and at once, denied that Jesus was his master; or that he was a disciple of his; or that he knew any thing of him, or had any acquaintance with him: and thus he that had said he would die with him, rather than deny him, is frighten at a servant maid, and denies him upon the first attack upon him.
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luk 22:58And after a little while,.... A quarter, or half an hour after, within an hour at least:
another saw him; not another maid, but another man, as appears from the answer; though the Syriac and Persic versions leave out the word man, it may be because Matthew and Mark represent the person, on account of whose words Peter denied Christ a second time, to be another maid; but then it is to be observed, that that maid did not speak directly to Peter, as this person did, but to those that were present, or that stood by: and one of these taking the hint from her, looked at him, and said,
thou art also of them; of the disciples of Jesus of Nazareth; thou belongest to that company; thou art certainly one of his followers;
and Peter said, man, I am not. This was after he had been out into the porch, and had mused upon it, and was come in again, but had not courage enough to withstand the temptation, and especially now, being attacked by a man; and so a second time denies that Christ was his master, or that he was a disciple of his.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 56. A certain maid beheld him] Or, Attentively…
Verse 56. A certain maid beheld him] Or, Attentively beholding him, ατενισασα. And this she did by the help of the light of the fire at which Peter sat.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 56. by the fire] Rather, to the light, i.e.…
56. by the fire] Rather, to the light, i.e. with the light of the brazier shining full on him.
earnestly looked upon him] See Luk_4:20.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (56) As he sat by the fire.—Literally, by the…
(56) As he sat by the fire.—Literally, by the light, or blaze, as in Mar_14:54.
Earnestly looked upon him.—The verb and adverb are both expressed by St. Luke’s characteristic word. (See Note on Luk_4:20.)
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This man was also with him.—Minute as the coincidence is, it is interesting to note that it is through St. John’s narrative that we get the explanation of the “also.” St. John had been already seen and known as a disciple of Jesus (Joh_18:15).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain But a certain maid beheld him as he sat…
But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him. Comparing the several accounts of the evangelists together, we see how naturally the incidents followed each other. As he entered, the portress first thought she recognized him as one of the followers of the well-known Teacher just arrested on a capital charge. Then as, weary and chilled, he drew near the fire, the firelight shone on his face, a face known to many who had listened during the last few days to his Master as he taught, with his disciples grouped round him in the temple-courts before crowds of listeners. Thoroughly alarmed, he drew aside from the friendly warmth of the fire into the outer shade of the gateway; yet he could not tear himself away from the neighborhood of the spot where his dear Master was being interrogated by his deadly foes; and even there, while lurking in the shadow, he was recognized again, and then, just as he was in the act of fiercely denying, with oaths and curses, his friendship for and connection with Jesus, came the Master by, after the second examination before Caiaphas and certain members of the Sanhedrin, being conducted by the guard to another and more formal court. And as the Master passed, he turned and looked upon his poor cowardly disciple.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 he sat in the light of the fire
he sat in the light of the fire
He sat near the fire and its line shone on him.
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and looked straight at him and said
"and she looked straight at Peter and said to the other people in the courtyard"
This man also was with him
The woman was telling the people about Peter being with Jesus. She probably did not know Peter's name.
But Peter denied it
"But Peter said that it was not true"
Woman, I do not know him
Peter did not know the woman's name. He was not insulting her by calling her "woman." If people would think he was insulting her, you could use a culturally acceptable way for a man to address a woman he does not know, or you could leave out the word.
You are also one of them
"You are also one of those who were with Jesus"
Man, I am not
Peter did not know the man's name. He was not insulting him by calling him "Man." If people would think he was insulting him, you could use a culturally acceptable way for a man to address a man he does not know, or you could leave out the word.
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servant
Peter
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