Matthew 26:73
New International Version
After a little while, those standing there went up to Peter and said, “Surely you are one of them; your accent gives you away.”

New Living Translation
A little later some of the other bystanders came over to Peter and said, “You must be one of them; we can tell by your Galilean accent.”

English Standard Version
After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you.”

Berean Standard Bible
After a little while, those standing nearby came up to Peter. “Surely you are one of them,” they said, “for your accent gives you away.”

Berean Literal Bible
And after a little while those standing by having approached, said to Peter, "Surely you are of them also, for even your speech gives you away."

King James Bible
And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.

New King James Version
And a little later those who stood by came up and said to Peter, “Surely you also are one of them, for your speech betrays you.”

New American Standard Bible
A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “You really are one of them as well, since even the way you talk gives you away.”

NASB 1995
A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Surely you too are one of them; for even the way you talk gives you away.”

NASB 1977
And a little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Surely you too are one of them; for the way you talk gives you away.”

Legacy Standard Bible
A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Surely you too are one of them; for even the way you talk gives you away.”

Amplified Bible
After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Surely you are one of them too; for even your [Galilean] accent gives you away.”

Christian Standard Bible
After a little while those standing there approached and said to Peter, “You really are one of them, since even your accent gives you away.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After a little while those standing there approached and said to Peter, “You certainly are one of them, since even your accent gives you away.”

American Standard Version
And after a little while they that stood by came and said to Peter, Of a truth thou also art one of them; for thy speech maketh thee known.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
After a bit, those standing there came and they said to Kaypha, “Certainly, you also are one of them, for your speech reveals you.”

Contemporary English Version
A little while later some people standing there walked over to Peter and said, "We know you are one of them. We can tell it because you talk like someone from Galilee."

Douay-Rheims Bible
And after a little while they came that stood by, and said to Peter: Surely thou also art one of them; for even thy speech doth discover thee.

English Revised Version
And after a little while they that stood by came and said to Peter, Of a truth thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
After a little while the men standing there approached Peter and said, "It's obvious you're also one of them. Your accent gives you away!"

Good News Translation
After a little while the men standing there came to Peter. "Of course you are one of them," they said. "After all, the way you speak gives you away!"

International Standard Version
After a little while, the people who were standing there came up and told Peter, "Obviously you're also one of them, because your accent gives you away."

Literal Standard Version
And after a while those standing near having come, said to Peter, “Truly you also are of them, for even your speech makes you evident.”

Majority Standard Bible
After a little while, those standing nearby came up to Peter. “Surely you are one of them,” they said, “for your accent gives you away.”

New American Bible
A little later the bystanders came over and said to Peter, “Surely you too are one of them; even your speech gives you away.”

NET Bible
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!"

New Revised Standard Version
After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you are also one of them, for your accent betrays you.”

New Heart English Bible
After a little while those who stood by came and said to Peter, "Surely you are also one of them, for your accent makes you known."

Webster's Bible Translation
And after a while came to him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech betrayeth thee.

Weymouth New Testament
A short time afterwards the people standing there came and said to Peter, "Certainly you too are one of them, for your brogue shows it."

World English Bible
After a little while those who stood by came and said to Peter, “Surely you are also one of them, for your speech makes you known.”

Young's Literal Translation
And after a little those standing near having come, said to Peter, 'Truly thou also art of them, for even thy speech doth make thee manifest.'

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Context
Peter Denies Jesus
72And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man!” 73 After a little while, those standing nearby came up to Peter. “Surely you are one of them,” they said, “for your accent gives you away.” 74At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.…

Cross References
Matthew 26:72
And again he denied it with an oath: "I do not know the man!"

Matthew 26:74
At that he began to curse and swear to them, "I do not know the man!" And immediately a rooster crowed.

Mark 14:70
But he denied it again. After a little while, those standing nearby said once more to Peter, "Surely you are one of them, for you too are a Galilean."

Luke 22:59
About an hour later, another man insisted, "Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean."

John 18:26
One of the high priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, "Didn't I see you with Him in the garden?"

Acts 2:7
Astounded and amazed, they asked, "Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?


Treasury of Scripture

And after a while came to him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely you also are one of them; for your speech denudes you.

Surely.

Luke 22:59,60
And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilaean…

John 18:26,27
One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him? …

for.

Judges 12:6
Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.

Nehemiah 13:24
And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.

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Matthew 26
1. Jesus foretells his own death.
3. The rulers conspire against him.
6. The woman anoints his feet.
14. Judas bargains to betray him.
17. Jesus eats the Passover;
26. institutes his holy supper;
30. foretells the desertion of his disciples, and Peter's denial;
36. prays in the garden;
47. and being betrayed by a kiss,
57. is carried to Caiaphas,
69. and denied by Peter.














(73) Thy speech bewrayeth thee.--The Galilean patois was probably stronger when he spoke under the influence of strong excitement. It was said to have, as its chief feature, a confused thick utterance of the guttural letters of the Hebrew alphabet, so that they could not be distinguished from each other, and the change of Sh into Th. The half-detection which the remark implied, perhaps, also, some sense of shame at the provincialism attracting notice, led to the more vehement denial that followed.

Verse 73. - After a while; μετὰ μικρὸν: after a little interval. About an hour, according to St. Luke. Meantime had occurred the examination and informal condemnation of Christ, followed by the brutalities of the attendants, and the Lord's temporary consignment to some chamber or gallery that overlooked the courtyard. The excitement of the trial and its accompaniments having somewhat subsided, attention was again turned upon Peter, who, in his nervous trepidation, could not remain quiet and silent, but aroused observation by his indiscreet movements and garrulity. They that stood by. Among whom, as St. John notes, was a kinsman of Malthus, who indistinctly remembered hating seen Peter at Gethsemane. Probably by this time some rumour of the presence of a disciple of Jesus had spread among the crowd, and there arose an eager desire to discover him. If Peter had not talked, he might have escaped further notice. Thy speech bewrayeth thee; makes thee known. His dialect (for doubtless he spoke Aramaic) showed that he was a Galilaean, and as most of Christ's adherents came from that region, they inferred that he was one of Christ's disciples. The language and pronunciation of the northern district differed materially from the polished dialect of Judaea and Jerusalem, and its provincialisms were readily detected. The Galilaeans, we are told, could not properly pronounce the guttural letters, aleph, kheth, and ayin, and used tau for shin, pe for beth, etc.; they also often omitted syllables in words, occasioning equivocal mistakes, which afforded much amusement to the better instructed.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
After
Μετὰ (Meta)
Preposition
Strong's 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

a little while,
μικρὸν (mikron)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3398: Little, small. Including the comparative mikroteros apparently a primary word; small (figuratively) dignity).

those
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

standing nearby
ἑστῶτες (hestōtes)
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.

came up
προσελθόντες (proselthontes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4334: From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.

to Peter.
Πέτρῳ (Petrō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4074: Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.

“Surely
Ἀληθῶς (Alēthōs)
Adverb
Strong's 230: Truly, really, certainly, surely. Adverb from alethes; truly.

you
σὺ (sy)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

are
εἶ (ei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

one of
ἐξ (ex)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

them,”
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

they said,
εἶπον (eipon)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“for
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

your
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

accent
λαλιά (lalia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2981: (in classical Greek: babble, chattering) speech, talk; manner of speech, dialect. From laleo; talk.

gives
ποιεῖ (poiei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

you
σε (se)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

away.”
δῆλόν (dēlon)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1212: Clear, manifest, evident. Of uncertain derivation; clear.


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