Matthew 26:73
And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.
Matthew 26:73 in other translations
| BSB | After a little while, those standing nearby came up to Peter. “Surely you are one of them,” they said, “for your accent gives you away.” |
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| WEB | After a little while those who stood by came and said to Peter, “Surely you are also one of them, for your speech makes you known.” |
| ASV | And after a little while they that stood by came and said to Peter, Of a truth thou also art one of them; for thy speech maketh thee known. |
| YLT | And after a little those standing near having come, said to Peter, ‘Truly thou also art of them, for even thy speech doth make thee manifest.' |
| DARBY | And after a little, those who stood there, coming to him, said to Peter, Truly thou too art of them, for also thy speech makes thee manifest. |
| BBE | And after a little time those who were near came and said to Peter, Truly you are one of them; because your talk is witness against you. |
| Webster | And after a while came to him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech betrayeth thee. |
What does Matthew 26:73 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Thy speech betrayeth thee. Your language makes it manifest that you are of his company. That is, as Mark adds, he was a Galilean; and in this way his speech betrayed him. It is probable that the Galileans were distinguished for some peculiarity of pronunciation, perhaps some peculiar rusticity or coarseness in their manner of speaking, that distinguished them from the refinement of the capital, Jerusalem. This charge, John says, Jn 18:26 was supported by the express affirmation of a kinsman of Malchus, the servant of the high priest, that he had seen him in the garden.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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…
Matthew 26:73 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 26:73
- Judges 12:6
Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.
- John 18:26-27
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.
- Luke 22:59-60
And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilean. And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.
- Nehemiah 13:24
And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.
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Context
- Matthew 26:72
And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
- Matthew 26:73
And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.
- Matthew 26:74
Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
Matthew 26:73 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y un poco después llegaron los que estaban por allí, y dijeron á Pedro: Verdaderamente también tú eres de ellos, porque aun tu habla te hace manifiesto. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et un peu après, ceux qui se trouvaient là s’approchèrent et dirent à Pierre: Certainement, toi, tu es aussi de ces gens-là; car aussi ton langage te fait reconnaître. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Kurz nachher aber traten die Dastehenden herzu und sprachen zu Petrus: Wahrhaftig, auch du bist einer von ihnen, denn auch deine Sprache macht dich offenbar. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et post pusillum accesserunt qui stabant, et dixerunt Petro: Vere et tu ex illis es: nam et loquela tua manifestum te facit. |