Matthew 26:71

Verse

When Peter had gone out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”

American Standard Version (1901)

And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and saith unto them that were there, This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth.

Bible in Basic English

And when he had gone out into the doorway, another saw him and says to those who were there, This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And as he went out of the gate, another maid saw him, and she saith to them that were there: This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth.

Free Bible Version

When he went back to the courtyard entrance another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”

Geneva Bible 1599

And when hee went out into the porche, another maide sawe him, and sayde vnto them that were there, This man was also with Iesus of Nazareth.

King James (Authorized) Version

And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.

One Unity Resource Bible

When he had gone out onto the porch, someone else saw him, and said to those who were there, “This man also was with Yeshua [Salvation] of Nazareth [Branch, Separated one].”

Translation for Translators

Then he went out to the gateway of the courtyard. Another servant girl saw him and said to the people who were standing nearby, “This man was with Jesus, the man from Nazareth.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

When he went out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to those there, “This man was also with Jesus of Nazareth.”

Noah Webster Bible

And when he had gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said to them that were there, This man was also with Jesus of Nazareth.

World English Bible

When he had gone out onto the porch, someone else saw him and said to those who were there, “This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth.”

Young's Literal Translation

And he having gone forth to the porch, another female saw him, and saith to those there, 'And this one was with Jesus of Nazareth;'

Context

Peter Denies Jesus

⁷⁰But he denied it before them all: “I do not know what you are talking about.”⁷¹When Peter had gone out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”

Sermons

'Follow Me'; the Holy Trinity; Life and Prayer; Perseverance in Prayer;carnal or Spiritual

Andrew Murray

Summary

In this verse, Peter is identified as one of Jesus' disciples by a servant girl in the courtyard during Jesus' trial. Peter's denial of knowing Jesus three times fulfills Jesus' earlier prediction. This moment serves as a reminder of human weakness and the struggle to remain faithful in times of trial. It also highlights the importance of humility and reliance on God's strength to withstand challenges to our faith.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And again he denied with an oath,.... He denied a second time, that he had ever been with Jesus, or was a disciple of his; and to put it out of all doubt, and an end to all dispute about it, and further charge of this kind, as he hoped, he annexed an oath to it: he swore by the God of truth; made a solemn appeal to the omniscient God, the searcher of hearts, that he was so far from being ever with Jesus of Nazareth, or a disciple of his, that, says he, I do not know the man: meaning not only that he had no personal knowledge of him, or acquaintance with him; but that he had never seen the man in his life, nor did he know what manner of man he was. This, as it was a downright falsehood, it was what he had no need to have said; for there were multitudes that knew Christ in this sense, who never joined with him, or became his disciples. This was so much overdoing it, that it was much it had not given them a suspicion of him. Those that would excuse Peter's sin, by supposing that he meant, that he knew Christ to be God, and did not know him as a mere man, have no foundation for such a supposition; and indeed, such an ambiguous expression, and mental reservation, is no other than dealing fallaciously. Peter knew Christ in every sense; he knew him spiritually, whom to know is life eternal: and he valued the knowledge of him above all things else: he knew him to be God, and the Son of God; he knew him as mediator, and the Saviour of lost sinners; he knew him as man, and had had personal intimacy and conversation with him of a long time, and yet now denies he knew him; and that with an oath, adding perjury to lying; and so it is, that one sin leads on to another. This instance of Peter's shows the wickedness and deceitfulness of man's heart; and what the best of men are, or would be, when left to themselves, and of God: they become like other men, even like the men of the world, whose mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.