Matthew 26 · Verse 69

Matthew 26:69

Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
Matthew 26:69, King James Version

Matthew 26:69 in other translations

BSBMeanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.
WEBNow Peter was sitting outside in the court, and a maid came to him, saying, “You were also with Jesus, the Galilean!”
ASVNow Peter was sitting without in the court: and a maid came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilæan.
YLTAnd Peter without was sitting in the court, and there came near to him a certain maid, saying, ‘And thou wast with Jesus of Galilee!'
DARBYBut Peter sat without in the palace-court; and a maid came to him, saying, And thou wast with Jesus the Galilaean.
BBENow Peter was seated in the open square outside the house: and a servant-girl came to him, saying, You were with Jesus the Galilaean.
WebsterNow Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came to him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

What does Matthew 26:69 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 69. Now Peter sat without in the palace. Mark says, the first denial took place while Peter was "beneath in the palace." This palace was the large hall or court belonging to the residence of the high priest. The part of it where Jesus and the council were was elevated, probably, above the rest, for a tribunal. Peter was beneath, or in the lower part of the hall, with the servants, at the fire. Yet, as Matthew says, he sat without in the palace--i.e., out of the palace where they were trying Jesus--to wit, in the lower part of the hall with the servants--both narratives are therefore consistent.

And a damsel came unto him. Jn 18:17 says, that this damsel was one that kept the door.

Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. Probably she suspected him from his being in company with John. This was in the early part of the trial of Jesus.

(k) "Now Peter" Mk 14:66, Lk 22:55, Jn 18:16

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 69 A damsel came unto him - A maid servant, παιδισκη. See this translation vindicated by Kypke. Thou also wast with Jesus - What a noble opportunity had Peter now to show his zeal for the insulted cause of truth, and his attachment to his Master. But, alas! he is shorn of his strength. Constables and maid servants are no company for an apostle, except when he is delivering to them the message of salvation. Evil communications corrupt good manners. Had Peter been in better company, he would not have had so foul a fall.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 26:69-75
Peter's sin is truly related, for the Scriptures deal faithfully. Bad company leads to sin: those who needlessly thrust themselves into it, may expect to be tempted and insnared, as Peter. They scarcely can come out of such company without guilt or grief, or both. It is a great fault to be shy of Christ; and to dissemble our knowledge of him, when we are called to own him, is, in effect, to deny him. Peter's sin was aggravated; but he fell into the sin by surprise, not as Judas, with design. But conscience should be to us as the crowing of the cock, to put us in mind of the sins we had forgotten. Peter was thus left to fall, to abate his self-confidence, and render him more modest, humble, compassionate, and useful to others. The event has taught believers many things ever since, and if infidels, Pharisees, and hypocrites stumble at it or abuse it, it is at their peril. Little do we know how we should act in very difficult situations, if we were left to ourselves. Let him, therefore, that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall; let us all distrust our own hearts, and rely wholly on the Lord. Peter wept bitterly. Sorrow for sin must not be slight, but great and deep. Peter, who wept so bitterly for denying Christ, never denied him again, but confessed him often in the face of danger. True repentance for any sin will be shown by the contrary grace and duty; that is a sign of our sorrowing not only bitterly, but sincerely.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Matthew 26:69 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
δὲdeAndG1161
ΠέτροςPetrosPeterG4074
ἐκάθητοekathētowas sittingG2521
ἔξωexōoutsideG1854
ἐνeninG1722
τῇtēatheG3588
αὐλῇ.aulēacourt.G833
καὶkaiandG2532
προσῆλθενprosēlthencameG4334
αὐτῷautōto himG846
μίαmiaoneG1520
παιδίσκηpaidiskēservant girlG3814
λέγουσα·legousasaying;G3004
καὶkaiAlsoG2532
σὺsuYou yourselfG4771
ἦσθαēsthawereG1510
μετὰmetawithG3326
ἸησοῦIēsouJesusG2424
τοῦtoutheG3588
Γαλιλαίου.GalilaiouGalilean.G1057

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

Cross references for Matthew 26:69

  • Matthew 26:71

    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.

  • 1 Kings 19:13

    And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

  • Acts 5:37

    After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.

  • John 18:16-18

    But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter. 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. And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.

  • Psalms 1:1

    Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

  • Matthew 21:11

    And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

  • Matthew 2:22-23

    But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

  • Luke 22:55-62

    And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them. 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. And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not. And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not. …

  • John 1:46

    And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

  • Matthew 26:58

    But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest’s palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.

  • John 18:25-27

    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. One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him? Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.

  • Matthew 26:3

    Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Peter.
58; 1Ki 19:9,13; Ps 1:1; Mr 14:66-68; Lu 22:55-57; Joh 18:16,17,25
2Pe 2:7-9
Jesus.
71; 2:22,23; 21:11; Joh 1:46; 7:41,52; Ac 5:37

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Context

  • Matthew 26:68

    Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?

  • Matthew 26:69

    Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

  • Matthew 26:70

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

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Matthew 26:69 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Pedro estaba sentado fuera en el patio: y se llegó á él una criada, diciendo: Y tú con Jesús el Galileo estabas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Or Pierre était assis dehors, dans la cour; et une servante vint à lui, disant: Et toi, tu étais avec Jésus le Galiléen.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Petrus aber saß draußen im Hofe; und es trat eine Magd zu ihm und sprach: Auch du warst mit Jesu, dem Galiläer.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Petrus vero sedebat foris in atrio: et accessit ad eum una ancilla, dicens: Et tu cum Jesu Galilæo eras.