Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”
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- WEB Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore to him, “You aren’t also one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it, and said, “I am not.”
- KJV And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not.
- NKJV Now Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. Therefore they said to him, “You are not also one of His disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not!”
- NASB Now Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You are not one of His disciples as well, are you?” He denied it, and said, “I am not.”
- NLT Meanwhile, as Simon Peter was standing by the fire warming himself, they asked him again, “You’re not one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it, saying, “No, I am not.”
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As Peter warms himself, he is again asked if he is a disciple, and again he denies it. This is Peter's second denial.
Overview
John returns to Peter, interweaving his denials with Jesus' faithful testimony to heighten the contrast. While Jesus stands firm before the authorities, Peter again says 'I am not.' The juxtaposition magnifies both human weakness and the steadfastness of Christ, and prepares for the rooster's crow that will pierce Peter's conscience.
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- Mark 14:67–72and saw him warming himself there. She looked at Peter and said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.”
- John 18:17–18At this, the servant girl watching the door said to Peter, “Aren’t you also one of this man’s disciples?” “I am not,” he answered.
- Mark 14:37–38Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
- Gen 18:15But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”
- Luke 22:58–62A short time later, someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”
- Prov 29:25The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
- Matt 26:71–75When 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.”
- Matt 26:69Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.
- Luke 22:56A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. “This man also was with Him,” she said.
- Gal 2:11–13When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned.
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