John 18:17 BSB — MannaFest

John 18:17

At this, the servant girl watching the door said to Peter, “Aren’t you also one of this man’s disciples?” “I am not,” he answered.

BSB

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ASV

The maid therefore that kept the door saith unto Peter, Art thou also one of this man’s disciples? He saith, I am not.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 11 (444)

The maid, therefore, that kept the door, saith unto Peter, Art thou also one of this Man's disciples? He saith, I am not. As Christ had already foretold to Peter that he would thrice deny our Saviour Christ, and that before the cock crew his faith would fail, the inspired Evangelist relates in detail where, and how, the prophecy was fulfilled. The maid, seated at the door, then, inquires of him whether he was not one of the number of the disciples of Him Who was undergoing the unjust trial.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Suppose the servants had ridiculed him, and insulted over him, upon it, those can bear but little for Christ that cannot bear this; this is but running with the footmen. (2.) How speedy the surrender was.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The damsel that kept the door - Caezarius, a writer quoted by Calmet, says this portress was named Ballila. It is worthy of remark that women, especially old women, were employed by the ancients as porters. In 2Sa 4:6, both the Septuagint and Vulgate make a woman porter to Ishbosheth. Aristophanes, in Vespis, v. 765, mentions them in the same office and calls them Σηκις, Sekis, which seems to signify a common maid-servant: - Ὁτι την θυραν ανεῳξεν ἡ Σηκις λαθρα.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Art thou not also one of this man's disciples?--that is, thou as well as "that other disciple," whom she knew to be one, but did not challenge, perceiving that he was a privileged person.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
λέγει	legei	Says	G3004 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
Πέτρῳ	Petrō	to Peter	G4074 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
παιδίσκη	paidiskē	servant girl	G3814 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
θυρωρός·	thurōros	doorkeeper:	G2377 →
μὴ	mē	Surely	G3361 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
σὺ	su	you yourself	G4771 →
ἐκ	ek	of	G1537 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
μαθητῶν	mathētōn	disciples	G3101 →
εἶ	ei	are	G1510 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
ἀνθρώπου	anthrōpou	man	G444 →
τούτου;	toutou	this?	G3778 →
λέγει	legei	Says	G3004 →
ἐκεῖνος·	ekeinos	he;	G1565 →
οὐκ	ouk	Not	G3756 →
εἰμί.	eimi	I am.	G1510 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 22:54
Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance.
leads to
- Mark 14:53–54
  They led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests, elders, and scribes assembled.
- Matthew 26:57–58
  Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.
- John 18:12–17
  Then the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.
- John 18:24
  Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.
- 2 Chronicles 32:31
  And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might…
Through
Matthew 26:33
Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will.”
leads to
- Luke 22:33
  “Lord,” said Peter, “I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death.”
Through
John 18:25
Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”
leads to
- Mark 14:67–72
  and saw him warming himself there. She looked at Peter and said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.”
- John 18:17–18
  At this, the servant girl watching the door said to Peter, “Aren’t you also one of this man’s disciples?” “I am not,” he answered.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About John

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About John