Luke 22:58
in Luke 22A short time later, someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”
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ASV
And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou also art one of them. But Peter said, Man, I am not.
KJV
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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This verse in Luke 22
Commentary
10 notes on this versePeter denied, because he promised rashly. He does not deny on the mount, nor in the temple, nor in his own house, but in the judgment-hall of the Jews. There he denies where Jesus was bound, where truth is not. And denying Him he says, I know him not. It were presumptuous to say that he knew Him whom the human mind can not grasp. For no one knoweth the Son but the Father. (Matt. 11:17).
The record, by era
The Church Fathers3 voices
For he preferred to deny himself rather than Christ, or because he seemed to deny being of the company of Christ, he truly denied himself.
(de Con. Ev. lib. iii. c. 6.) And it is supposed that in the second denial he was addressed by two persons, namely, by the maid whom Matthew and Mark mention, and by another whom Luke speaks of. With respect then to what Luke here relates, And after a little while, &c. Peter had already gone out of the gate, and the cock had crowed the first time, as Mark says; and now he had returned, that, as John says, he might again deny standing by the fire. Of which denial it follows, And Peter said, Man, I am not.
We do not say that the denial took place in order that Christ's words might come true. We say rather that his object was to forewarn the disciple, inasmuch as what was about to happen did not escape Christ's knowledge. The misfortune, therefore, happened to the disciple from the cowardice of human nature. Since Christ had not risen from the dead, he had not yet abolished death and wiped corruption away. The fear of undergoing death was something beyond human endurance.
The Medieval Church2 voices
After a little while, another saw him and said, "You also are one of them." But Peter said, "Man, I am not." In this denial by the blessed Peter, we learn that not only is Christ denied by him who says he is not Christ, …
And lest Peter could excuse himself on account of being taken by surprise, the inquiry is therefore repeated, when it adds: And after a little while, another seeing him said: You also are one of them. But Peter said: O man!, I am not. Peter …
4 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Another man saw him and said - Observe here, in order to reconcile the four evangelists, that divers persons concurred in charging Peter with belonging to Christ. The maid that led him in, afterward seeing him at the fire, first put the question to him, and then positively affirmed, that he was with Christ.
And after a little while,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
J.C. Ryle1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)
proposed
The verses we have now read, describe the fall of the apostle Peter. It is a passage which is deeply humbling to the pride of man, but singularly instructive to true Christians. The fall of Peter has been a beacon to the Church, and has probably preserved myriads of souls from destruction. It is a passage which supplies strong proof that the Bible is inspired, and that Christianity is from God.
A commentator
J.C. Ryle1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)
proposed
The verses we have now read, describe the fall of the apostle Peter. It is a passage which is deeply humbling to the pride of man, but singularly instructive to true Christians. The fall of Peter has been a beacon to the Church, and has probably preserved myriads of souls from destruction. It is a passage which supplies strong proof that the Bible is inspired, and that Christianity is from God. If the Christian religion had been the invention of uninspired men — then its first historians would never have told us that one of the chief apostles denied his Master three times. The story of Peter's fall teaches us, firstly — how small and gradual are the steps by which men may go down into great sins. The various steps in Peter's fall, are clearly marked out by the Gospel-writers. They ought always to be observed in reading this part of the apostle's history. The first step was proud self-confidence . Though all denied Christ — yet he never would! He was ready to go with Him both to prison and to death! The second step was indolent neglect of prayer . When his Master told him to pray, lest he should enter into temptation — he gave way to drowsiness, and was found asleep. The third step was vacillating indecision . When the enemies of Christ came upon Him, Peter first fought, then ran away, then turned again, and finally "followed afar off." The fourth step was mingling with bad company . He went into the high priest's house and sat among the servants by the fire, trying to conceal his religion, and hearing and seeing all kinds of evil. The fifth and last step was the natural consequence of the preceding four. He was overwhelmed with fear when suddenly charged with being a disciple. The snare was round his neck. He could not escape. He plunged deeper into error than ever. He denied his blessed Master three times.
The words behind it
19 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| μετὰ | meta | after | G3326 → | 461 times |
| βραχὺ | brachu | a little | G1024 → | |
| ἕτερος | heteros | another | G2087 → | 97 times |
| ἰδὼν | idon | having seen | G1492 → | 374 times |
| αὐτὸν | auton | him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἔφη· | ephe | was saying; | G5346 → | 66 times |
| καὶ | kai | Also | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| σὺ | su | you yourself | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| ἐξ | ex | of | G1537 → | 911 times |
| αὐτῶν | auton | them | G846 → | 5565 times |
| εἶ. | ei | are. | G1510 → | 2333 times |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| δὲ | de | But | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| Πέτρος | petros | Peter | G4074 → | 155 times |
| ἔφη· | ephe | was saying; | G5346 → | 66 times |
| ἄνθρωπε, | anthrope | Man, | G444 → | 549 times |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → | 1664 times |
| εἰμί. | eimi | I am. | G1510 → | 2333 times |
ΚαὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
μετὰafter
metaG3326 →461 times
βραχὺa little
brachuG1024 →
ἕτεροςanother
heterosG2087 →97 times
ἰδὼνhaving seen
idonG1492 →374 times
αὐτὸνhim
autonG846 →5565 times
ἔφη·was saying;
epheG5346 →66 times
καὶAlso
kaiG2532 →9120 times
σὺyou yourself
suG4771 →2973 times
ἐξof
exG1537 →911 times
αὐτῶνthem
autonG846 →5565 times
εἶ.are.
eiG1510 →2333 times
ὁ<the>
hoG3588 →19766 times
δὲBut
deG1161 →2765 times
ΠέτροςPeter
petrosG4074 →155 times
ἔφη·was saying;
epheG5346 →66 times
ἄνθρωπε,Man,
anthropeG444 →549 times
οὐκnot
oukG3756 →1664 times
εἰμί.I am.
eimiG1510 →2333 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
John 18:25Simon 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.”
it 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.
- Luke 22:58–62
A short time later, someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”
- Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
- Matthew 26:71–75
When Peter had gone out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
- Mark 14:67–72
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This page draws on Ambrose of Milan, Catena Aurea by Aquinas; Augustine of Hippo, Catena Aurea by Aquinas; Bede, On the Gospel of Luke; Bonaventure, Commentary on Luke, Chapter 22; Cyril of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 149; J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition); John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament.