John 18:17

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

Therefore the servant girl, the doorkeeper, says to Peter, “Are you not also of the disciples of this man?” He says, “I am not.”

Latin

Dicit ergo Petro ancilla ostiaria: Numquid et tu ex discipulis es hominis istius? Dicit ille: Non sum.

Original

Greek

English

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.

Notes

John 18:16–17

While Annas was questioning Jesus, the girl watching the door asked Peter if he was one of the disciples of Jesus (18:12–14, 19–24). Jesus confronted his questioners and denied nothing. But Peter quickly denied his connection to Jesus three times (18:17, 25, 27).

John 18:1–40

Jesus finished speaking his final words to his disciples in the upper room (13:31–17:26). Jesus then left the city and went to a garden east of Jerusalem to pray. There, authorities arrested him and took him back into the city for questioning by the Jewish religious leaders. The important "hour" Jesus often mentioned throughout the Gospel had arrived (see 2:4; see also study note on 12:23).

Theme notes and profiles

Annas and Caiaphas Simon Peter

Events

Related verses

Matthew 26:69–70
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 22:56–57
A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. “This man also was with Him,” she said.
Matthew 26:33
Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will.”
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.”
John 21:15
When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
Mark 14:66–68
While Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the servant girls of the high priest came down
John 18:16
But Peter stood outside at the door. Then the disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.
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.
John 18:5
“Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. Jesus said, “I am He.” And Judas His betrayer was standing there with them.
John 18:8
“I told you that I am He,” Jesus replied. “So if you are looking for Me, let these men go.”
Acts 12:13
He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.

Parallels

Matthew 26:69–70 Mark 14:66–68 Luke 22:54–57

People

Peter: Apostle of Jesus, leader in the early church

Glossary

Annas Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Jesus Christ John, Gospel of Passion Procurator

Topics

Court: Civil: Composition of, and Mode of Procedure Cowardice: Peter, in Denying the Lord Doorkeeper Doorkeepers of Palaces Jesus, the Christ: Rejected Jesus, the Christ: Trial of, Before Caiaphas (In Jerusalem) Peter: His Denial of Jesus, and his Repentance Priest: Miscellaneous Facts Concerning: Put on Trial and Condemn Jesus Prisoners: Jesus Women was a Doorkeeper

John 18:17

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