Matthew 26:69 Parallel Translations

Peter was sitting in the courtyard. A female servant came to him and said, "You, too, were with Jesus the Galilean."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

Now Peter was sitting without in the court: and a maid came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilaean.

BBE:

Now Peter was seated in the open square outside the house: and a servant-girl came to him, saying, You were with Jesus the Galilaean.

DBY:

But Peter sat without in the palace-court; and a maid came to him, saying, And thou wast with Jesus the Galilaean.

ERV:

Now Peter was sitting without in the court: and a maid came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilaean.

WEY:

Peter meanwhile was sitting outside in the court of the palace, when one of the maidservants came over to him and said, "You too were with Jesus the Galilaean."

WBS:

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

WEB:

Now Peter was sitting outside in the court, and a maid came to him, saying, "You were also with Jesus, the Galilean!"

YLT:

And Peter without was sitting in the court, and there came near to him a certain maid, saying, 'And thou wast with Jesus of Galilee!'

Matthew 26:69 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 26:3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, named Caiaphas;

Mark 14:66 As Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came,

Luke 22:55 After they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter was sitting among them.

John 18:16 but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.

John 18:25 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, "You are not also one of His disciples, are you?" He denied it, and said, "I am not." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

26:69 {17} Now Peter {h} sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
(17) Peter by the wonderful providence of God, in being appointed to be a witness of all these things, is prepared to be an example of outstanding faithfulness through this experience of unbelief.
(h) That is, outside the place where the bishop sat, but not outside of the house, for afterward he went from there into the porch.

PNT:

26:69 Now Peter sat without in the palace. While the preliminary examinations were being held before Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin, Peter and John entered the court of the palace. This court was an open square, enclosed by the palace which was built in a quadrangle all around it. From it doors and windows opened into the rooms built around it, so that Peter was without the palace, yet in the interior court, where he could see and hear through the open door the proceedings in the hall. Oriental houses are still built with this interior court.
And a maid came to him, saying. John speaks of her as the damsel that kept the door (Joh 18:17) of the porch, or passage into the court. We are not told why she suspected him. He was at this time in the interior court, and is said by Luke to have been standing among them (Lu 22:55) by the fire that had been kindled in the courtyard on account of the chilliness of the night.

MHC:

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.

CONC:

Court Courtyard Damsel Galilaean Galilean Galilee Girl Maid Maidservants Meanwhile Open Outside Palace Palace-court Peter Sat Saying Seated Servant Servant-girl Sitting Square Wast

Court Courtyard Damsel Galilaean Galilean Galilee Girl House Jesus Maid Maidservants Meanwhile Open Outside Palace Palace-Court Peter Sat Seated Servant Servant-Girl Sitting Square Wast

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