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Luke 22:56 KJV
Luke · chapter 22 · verse 56
But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.Luke 22:56 · King James Version
Luke 22:56 in context
54Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off.
55And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
56But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.
57And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.
58And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- certaintisa certain, a certain one, some, some time, a whileG5100 →
- beheldeidōto see, to perceive with the eyes, to perceive by any of the senses, to perceive, notice…G1492 →
- lookedatenizōto fix the eyes on, gaze upon, to look into anything, metaph. to fix one s mind on one as…G816 →
- maidpaidiskēa young girl, damsel, a maid-servant, a young female slave, a maid servant who has charge…G3814 →
- firephōslight, the light, emitted by a lamp, a heavenly light such as surrounds angels when they…G5457 →
- saideiponto speak, sayG2036 →
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We have here the melancholy story of Peter's denying his Master, at the time when he was arraigned before the high priest, and those that were of the cabal, that were ready to receive the prey, and to prepare the evidence for his arraignment, as soon as it was day, before the great sanhedrim, Luk 22:66.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 54-62