John 18:25
23 Jesus replied, “If I said something wrong, testify as to what was wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why did you strike Me?”
24 Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.
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.”
26 One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?”
27 Peter denied it once more, and immediately a rooster crowed.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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.”
- ASV
- Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore unto him, Art thou also [one] of his disciples? He denied, and said, I am not.
- DARBY
- But Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore to him, Art thou also of his disciples? He denied, and said, I am not.
- BLB
- Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. Therefore they said to him, “Are you not also one of His disciples?” He denied [it] and said, “I am not.”
- ÅB
- Men Simon Peter sto og varmet seg. Da sa de til ham: Du skulle vel ikke være en av hans disipler du også? Han nektet og sa: Nei, jeg er ikke.
- OTB
- I mellomtiden sto Simon Peter fortsatt og varmet seg. Så spurte de ham: "Er ikke du også en av hans disipler?" Han nektet det og sa: "Jeg er ikke."
- B1930
- Men Simon Peter stod og varmet sig. Da sa de til ham: Du skulde vel ikke være en av hans disipler du også? Han nektet og sa: Nei, jeg er ikke.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 14:67–72
and saw him warming himself there. She looked at Peter and said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.”
Read in contextJohn 18:17–18
At 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.
Read in contextMatthew 26:71–75
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.”
Read in contextProverbs 29:25
The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
Read in contextGenesis 18:15
But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”
Read in contextMark 14:37–38
Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
Read in contextLuke 22:58–62
A short time later, someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”
Read in contextMatthew 26:69
Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.
Read in context