Luke 22:56
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 in other translations
| BSB | A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. “This man also was with Him,” she said. |
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| WEB | A certain servant girl saw him as he sat in the light, and looking intently at him, said, “This man also was with him.” |
| ASV | And a certain maid seeing him as he sat in the light of the fire, and looking stedfastly upon him, said, This man also was with him. |
| YLT | and a certain maid having seen him sitting at the light, and having earnestly looked at him, she said, ‘And this one was with him!' |
| DARBY | And a certain maid, having seen him sitting by the light, and having fixed her eyes upon him, said, And this man was with him. |
| BBE | And a certain woman-servant, seeing him in the light of the fire, and looking at him with attention, said, This man was with him. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Luke 22:56 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 22:54-62
Peter's fall was his denying that he knew Christ, and was his disciple; disowning him because of distress and danger. He that has once told a lie, is strongly tempted to persist: the beginning of that sin, like strife, is as the letting forth of water. The Lord turned and looked upon Peter. 1. It was a convincing look. Jesus turned and looked upon him, as if he should say, Dost thou not know me, Peter? 2. It was a…
Luke 22:56 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 22:56
- John 18:17
Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also one of this man’s disciples? He saith, I am not.
- Mark 14:6
And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
- Matthew 26:69
Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
- Mark 14:17
And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.
- Mark 14:66-68
And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest: And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
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Context
- Luke 22:55
And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
- Luke 22:56
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 22:57
And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.
Luke 22:56 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y como una criada le vió que estaba sentado al fuego, fijóse en él, y dijo: Y éste con él estaba. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et une servante, le voyant assis auprès de la lumière, et l’ayant regardé fixement, dit: Celui-ci aussi était avec lui. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Es sah ihn aber eine gewisse Magd bei dem Feuer sitzen und blickte ihn unverwandt an und sprach: Auch dieser war mit ihm. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quem cum vidisset ancilla quædam sedentem ad lumen, et eum fuisset intuita, dixit: Et hic cum illo erat. |