Bible Strands
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.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter exits to the gateway after his first denial, where an additional servant girl sees him and tells the bystanders that he was with Jesus of Nazareth.
The words — ἐξελθόντα (exelthonta) marks the completed action of Peter having gone out, while εἶδεν (eiden) records the servant girl's direct visual recognition of him.
The thread — This escalation parallels the denial sequences in Mark 14:68, Luke 22:58, and John 18:25, where each Gospel places a successive accuser in a public space to identify Peter.
Why it lands — The text documents a factual increase in public scrutiny, requiring the reader to note how repeated exposure forces Peter to confront the cost of his association with Jesus.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.
Cross-references
- Mark 14:68 But he denied it. “I do not know or even understand what you are talking about,” he said. Then he went out to the gateway, and the rooster crowed.
- 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.”
- 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.”