Bible Strands
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.”
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — Simon Peter stands warming himself while guards ask him if he is also a disciple of Jesus. This occurs in the courtyard immediately after Annas sends the bound Jesus to Caiaphas.
The words — ἑστώς (hestōs) means “already standing,” and θερμαινόμενος (thermainomenos) means “warming himself.” These participles describe Peter’s physical posture and action as the questioning intensifies.
The thread — The scene parallels Mark 14:67, where a servant girl questions Peter while he warms himself, and Genesis 18:15, where Sarah initially denies laughter before the Lord corrects her.
Why it lands — The text records Peter’s physical presence and immediate verbal denial without softening his failure. It demands recognition that proximity to Jesus does not automatically produce courage under pressure.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Mark 14:67 and saw him warming himself there. She looked at Peter and said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.”
- 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.
- Genesis 18:15 But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”
- Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
- Matthew 26:71 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 14:37 Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
- Luke 22:58 A short time later, someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”
- Matthew 26:69 Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.
- Luke 22:56 A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. “This man also was with Him,” she said.
- Galatians 2:11 When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.