John 18:26
One of the high priest’s slaves, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, said,“Did I not see you in the orchard with him?”
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- John 18:1 : 1 Betrayal and Arrest When he had said these things, Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron Valley. There was an orchard there, and he and his disciples went into it.
- John 18:10 : 10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, pulled it out and struck the high priest’s slave, cutting off his right ear.(Now the slave’s name was Malchus.)
- Prov 12:19 : 19 The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.
- Matt 26:73 : 73 After a little while, those standing there came up to Peter and said,“You really are one of them too– even your accent gives you away!”
- Mark 14:70-71 : 70 But he denied it again. A short time later the bystanders again said to Peter,“You must be one of them, because you are also a Galilean.” 71 Then he began to curse, and he swore with an oath,“I do not know this man you are talking about!”
- Luke 22:59-60 : 59 And after about an hour still another insisted,“Certainly this man was with him, because he too is a Galilean.” 60 But Peter said,“Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” At that moment, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.
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24 Then Annas sent him, still tied up, to Caiaphas the high priest.
25 Peter’s Second and Third Denials Meanwhile Simon Peter was standing in the courtyard warming himself. They said to him,“You aren’t one of his disciples too, are you?” Peter denied it:“I am not!”
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9 He said this to fulfill the word he had spoken,“I have not lost a single one of those whom you gave me.”
10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, pulled it out and struck the high priest’s slave, cutting off his right ear.(Now the slave’s name was Malchus.)
11 But Jesus said to Peter,“Put your sword back into its sheath! Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me?”
- Luke 22:49-513 verses81%
49 When those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said,“Lord, should we use our swords?”
50 Then one of them struck the high priest’s slave, cutting off his right ear.
51 But Jesus said,“Enough of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.
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47 One of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the high priest’s slave, cutting off his ear.
48 Jesus said to them,“Have you come with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw?
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27 Then Peter denied it again, and immediately a rooster crowed.
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66 Peter’s Denials Now while Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the high priest’s slave girls came by.
67 When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked directly at him and said,“You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus.”
68 But he denied it:“I don’t even understand what you’re talking about!” Then he went out to the gateway, and a rooster crowed.
69 When the slave girl saw him, she began again to say to the bystanders,“This man is one of them.”
70 But he denied it again. A short time later the bystanders again said to Peter,“You must be one of them, because you are also a Galilean.”
71 Then he began to curse, and he swore with an oath,“I do not know this man you are talking about!”
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17 The girl who was the doorkeeper said to Peter,“You’re not one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” He replied,“I am not.”
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70 But he denied it in front of them all:“I don’t know what you’re talking about!”
71 When he went out to the gateway, another slave girl saw him and said to the people there,“This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.”
72 He denied it again with an oath,“I do not know the man!”
73 After a little while, those standing there came up to Peter and said,“You really are one of them too– even your accent gives you away!”
74 At that he began to curse, and he swore with an oath,“I do not know the man!” At that moment a rooster crowed.
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56 Then a slave girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight, stared at him and said,“This man was with him too!”
57 But Peter denied it:“Woman, I don’t know him!”
58 Then a little later someone else saw him and said,“You are one of them too.” But Peter said,“Man, I am not!”
59 And after about an hour still another insisted,“Certainly this man was with him, because he too is a Galilean.”
60 But Peter said,“Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” At that moment, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.
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24 So Simon Peter gestured to this disciple to ask Jesus who it was he was referring to.