About an hour later someone else insisted, “This must be one of them, because he is a Galilean, too.”
Parallel translations
- WEB After about one hour passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, “Truly this man also was with him, for he is a Galilean!”
- KJV And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilaean.
- BSB About an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”
- NKJV Then after about an hour had passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, “Surely this fellow also was with Him, for he is a Galilean.”
- NASB And after about an hour had passed, some other man began to insist, saying, “Certainly this man also was with Him, for he, too, is a Galilean.”
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About an hour later another insists Peter is a Galilean who was with Jesus. The accusations grow more confident.
Overview
A third challenger, noting Peter's Galilean speech, firmly affirms his connection to Jesus. The passage of time and persistent recognition tighten the pressure on Peter. The scene moves toward the climax of his third denial and the crowing of the rooster.
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Cross-references · 3
- Mark 14:69–70The maid saw him, and began again to tell those who stood by, “This is one of them.”
- John 18:26–27One of the servants of the high priest, being a relative of him whose ear Peter had cut off, said, “Didn’t I see you in the garden with him?”
- Matt 26:73–74After a little while those who stood by came and said to Peter, “Surely you are also one of them, for your speech makes you known.”
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