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Selected Verse: Matthew 26:71 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 26:71 |
Strong Concordance |
And [1161] when he [846] was gone out [1831] into [1519] the porch [4440], another [243] maid saw [1492] him [846], and [2532] said [3004] unto them that were there [1563], This [3778] fellow was [2258] also [2532] with [3326] Jesus [2424] of Nazareth [3480]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
When he was gone out into the porch - The "entrance," or the small apartment between the outer door and the large hall in the center of the building. See plan of a house, Notes, Mat 9:1-8. Peter was embarrassed and confused by the question, and to save his confusion from attracting notice, he went away from the fire into the porch, where he expected to be unobserved - yet in vain. By the very movement to avoid detection, he came into contact with another who knew him and repeated the charge. How clearly does it prove that our Lord was omniscient, that all these things were foreseen!
Another maid saw him - Mark simply says that "a maid" saw him. From Luke it would appear that "a man" spoke to him, Luk 22:58. The truth probably is that both were done. When he first went out, "a maid" charged him with being a follower of Jesus. He was probably there a considerable time. To this charge he might have been silent, thinking, perhaps, that he was concealed, and there was no need of denying Jesus then. Yet it is very likely that the charge would be repeated. A "man," also, might have repeated it; and Peter, irritated, provoked, perhaps thinking that he was in danger, "then" denied his Master the second time. This denial was in a stronger manner and with an oath. While in the porch, Mark says, the cock crew - that is, the first crowing, or not far from midnight. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
maid
Peter's denial.
Compare (Mat 26:69); (Mar 14:69); (Luk 22:58); (Joh 18:25).
A discrepancy has been imagined in these accounts. Let it be remembered that an excited crowd had gathered, and that Peter was interrogated in two places: "With the servants" (Mat 26:58) where the first charge was made (Mat 26:69); "the porch" where a great number of people would be gathered, and where the second and third interrogations were made by "another maid" and by the crowd, that is, "they"; (Mat 26:71); (Mat 26:73); (Joh 18:25). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Gone out
Through fear of being further questioned. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Unto them that were there - Instead of λεγει τοις εκει· και, more than one hundred MSS., many of which are of the first authority and antiquity, have λεγει αυτοις· εκει και, she saith unto them, this man was There also. I rather think this is the genuine reading. Τοις might have been easily mistaken for αυτοις, if the first syllable αυ were but a little faded in a MS. from which others were copied: and then the placing of the point after εκει· instead of after αυτοις· would naturally follow, as placed after τοις, it would make no sense. Griesbach approves of this reading. |
58 And [2532] after [3326] a little while [1024] another [2087] saw [1492] him [846], and said [5346], Thou [4771] art [1488] also [2532] of [1537] them [846]. And [1161] Peter [4074] said [2036], Man [444], I am [1510] not [3756].
1 And [2532] he entered [1684] into [1519] a ship [4143], and passed over [1276], and [2532] came [2064] into [1519] his own [2398] city [4172].
2 And [2532], behold [2400], they brought [4374] to him [846] a man sick of the palsy [3885], lying [906] on [1909] a bed [2825]: and [2532] Jesus [2424] seeing [1492] their [846] faith [4102] said [2036] unto the sick of the palsy [3885]; Son [5043], be of good cheer [2293]; thy [4675] sins [266] be forgiven [863] thee [4671].
3 And [2532], behold [2400], certain [5100] of the scribes [1122] said [2036] within [1722] themselves [1438], This [3778] man blasphemeth [987].
4 And [2532] Jesus [2424] knowing [1492] their [846] thoughts [1761] said [2036], Wherefore [2444] think [1760] ye [5210] evil [4190] in [1722] your [5216] hearts [2588]?
5 For [1063] whether [5101] is [2076] easier [2123], to say [2036], Thy sins [266] be forgiven [863] thee [4671]; or [2228] to say [2036], Arise [1453], and [2532] walk [4043]?
6 But [1161] that [2443] ye may know [1492] that [3754] the Son [5207] of man [444] hath [2192] power [1849] on [1909] earth [1093] to forgive [863] sins [266], (then [5119] saith he [3004] to the sick of the palsy [3885],) Arise [1453], take up [142] thy [4675] bed [2825], and [2532] go [5217] unto [1519] thine [4675] house [3624].
7 And [2532] he arose [1453], and departed [565] to [1519] his [846] house [3624].
8 But [1161] when the multitudes [3793] saw [1492] it, they marvelled [2296], and [2532] glorified [1392] God [2316], which [3588] had given [1325] such [5108] power [1849] unto men [444].
25 And [1161] Simon [4613] Peter [4074] stood [2258] [2476] and [2532] warmed himself [2328]. They said [2036] therefore [3767] unto him [846], Art [1488] not [3361] thou [4771] also [2532] one of [1537] his [846] disciples [3101]? He [1565] denied [720] it, and [2532] said [2036], I am [1510] not [3756].
73 And [1161] after [3326] a while [3397] came unto him they [4334] that stood by [2476], and said [2036] to Peter [4074], Surely [230] thou [4771] also [2532] art [1488] one of [1537] them [846]; for [1063] [2532] thy [4675] speech [2981] bewrayeth [1212] thee [4571] [4160].
71 And [1161] when he [846] was gone out [1831] into [1519] the porch [4440], another [243] maid saw [1492] him [846], and [2532] said [3004] unto them that were there [1563], This [3778] fellow was [2258] also [2532] with [3326] Jesus [2424] of Nazareth [3480].
69 Now [1161] Peter [4074] sat [2521] without [1854] in [1722] the palace [833]: and [2532] a [3391] damsel [3814] came [4334] unto him [846], saying [3004], Thou [4771] also [2532] wast [2258] with [3326] Jesus [2424] of Galilee [1057].
58 But [1161] Peter [4074] followed [190] him [846] afar off [575] [3113] unto [2193] the high priest's [749] palace [833], and [2532] went [1525] in [2080], and sat [2521] with [3326] the servants [5257], to see [1492] the end [5056].
25 And [1161] Simon [4613] Peter [4074] stood [2258] [2476] and [2532] warmed himself [2328]. They said [2036] therefore [3767] unto him [846], Art [1488] not [3361] thou [4771] also [2532] one of [1537] his [846] disciples [3101]? He [1565] denied [720] it, and [2532] said [2036], I am [1510] not [3756].
58 And [2532] after [3326] a little while [1024] another [2087] saw [1492] him [846], and said [5346], Thou [4771] art [1488] also [2532] of [1537] them [846]. And [1161] Peter [4074] said [2036], Man [444], I am [1510] not [3756].
69 And [2532] a maid [3814] saw [1492] him [846] again [3825], and began [756] to say [3004] to them that stood by [3936], This [3754] [3778] is [2076] one of [1537] them [846].
69 Now [1161] Peter [4074] sat [2521] without [1854] in [1722] the palace [833]: and [2532] a [3391] damsel [3814] came [4334] unto him [846], saying [3004], Thou [4771] also [2532] wast [2258] with [3326] Jesus [2424] of Galilee [1057].