But Peter denied it again. A little later some of the other bystanders confronted Peter and said, “You must be one of them, because you are a Galilean.”
Parallel translations
- WEB But he again denied it. After a little while again those who stood by said to Peter, “You truly are one of them, for you are a Galilean, and your speech shows it.”
- KJV And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.
- BSB But he denied it again. After a little while, those standing nearby said once more to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you too are a Galilean.”
- NKJV But he denied it again. And a little later those who stood by said to Peter again, “Surely you are one of them; for you are a Galilean, and your speech shows it.”
- NASB But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, “You really are one of them, for you are a Galilean as well.”
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Peter denies again, and the bystanders insist his Galilean accent betrays him. His second and third denials draw near.
Overview
Peter's repeated denial shows him sinking deeper into fear and falsehood. His regional accent marks him as a follower of the Galilean Jesus, making concealment impossible. The relentless questioning sets the stage for his final, vehement denial.
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Cross-references · 6
- Luke 22:59–60After about one hour passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, “Truly this man also was with him, for he is a Galilean!”
- 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.”
- Mark 14:68But he denied it, saying, “I neither know, nor understand what you are saying.” He went out on the porch, and the rooster crowed.
- Acts 2:7They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galileans?
- 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?”
- Judg 12:6then they said to him, “Now say ‘Shibboleth;’” and he said “Sibboleth”; for he couldn’t manage to pronounce it right: then they seized him, and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time, forty-two thousand of Ephraim fell.
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