Luke 22 · Verse 57

Luke 22:57

And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.
Luke 22:57, King James Version

Luke 22:57 in other translations

BSBBut Peter denied it. “Woman, I do not know Him,” he said.
WEBHe denied Jesus, saying, “Woman, I don’t know him.”
ASVBut he denied, saying, Woman, I know him not.
YLTand he disowned him, saying, ‘Woman, I have not known him.'
DARBYBut he denied him, saying, Woman, I do not know him.
BBEBut he said, Woman, it is not true; I have no knowledge of him.
WebsterAnd he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.

What does Luke 22:57 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 57 And he denied him - See the notes on Mat 26:58, Mat 26:69, etc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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Luke 22:57 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὁho<the>G3588
δὲdeButG1161
ἠρνήσατοērnēsatohe deniedG720
αὐτόνautonhimG846
λέγων·legōnsaying;G3004
οὐκoukNotG3756
οἶδαoidaI do know
αὐτόν,autonHim,G846
γύναι.¶gunaiwoman.G1135

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 22:57

  • 2 Timothy 2:10-12

    Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

  • 1 John 1:9

    If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

  • John 18:27

    Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.

  • John 18:25

    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.

  • Matthew 10:33

    But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

  • Acts 3:13-14

    The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

  • Acts 3:19

    Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

  • Matthew 26:70

    But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

  • Luke 22:33-34

    And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death. And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

  • Luke 12:9

    But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he denied.
33,34; 12:9; Mt 10:33; 26:70; Joh 18:25,27; Ac 3:13,14,19
2Ti 2:10-12; 1Jo 1:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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 22:58

    And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.

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Luke 22:57 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces él lo negó, diciendo: Mujer, no le conozco.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais il le renia, disant: Femme, je ne le connais pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er aber verleugnete ihn und sagte: Weib, ich kenne ihn nicht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
At ille negavit eum, dicens: Mulier, non novi illum.