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class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/john/18.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/john/18.htm">New International Version</a> One of the high priest&#8217s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, challenged him, &#8220Didn&#8217t I see you with him in the garden?&#8221 <a href="/nlt/john/18.htm">New Living Translation</a> But one of the household slaves of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you out there in the olive grove with Jesus?” <a href="/esv/john/18.htm">English Standard Version</a> One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Did I not see you in the garden with him?” <a href="/bsb/john/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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?” <a href="/blb/john/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> One of the servants of the high priest, being kinsman of him whose ear Peter had cut off, says, "Did I not see you in the garden with Him?" <a href="/kjv/john/18.htm">King James Bible</a> 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? <a href="/nkjv/john/18.htm">New King James Version</a> One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of him whose ear Peter cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the garden with Him?” <a href="/nasb_/john/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> One of the slaves of the high priest, who was related to the one whose ear Peter cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the garden with Him?” <a href="/nasb/john/18.htm">NASB 1995</a> One of the slaves of the high priest, being a relative of the one whose ear Peter cut off, said, &#8220Did I not see you in the garden with Him?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/john/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a> One of the slaves of the high priest, being a relative of the one whose ear Peter cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the garden with Him?” <a href="/lsb/john/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> One of the slaves of the high priest, being a relative of the one whose ear Peter cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the garden with Him?” <a href="/amp/john/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a> One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the one whose ear Peter cut off, said, “Did I not see you with Him in the garden?” <a href="/csb/john/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, said, “Didn’t I see you with him in the garden? ” <a href="/hcsb/john/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> One of the high priest&#8217s slaves, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, said, &#8220Didn&#8217t I see you with Him in the garden?&#8221 <a href="/asv/john/18.htm">American Standard Version</a> One of the servants of the high priest, being a kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him? <a href="/cev/john/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> One of the high priest's servants was there. He was a relative of the servant whose ear Peter had cut off, and he asked, "Didn't I see you in the garden with that man?" <a href="/erv/john/18.htm">English Revised Version</a> One of the servants of the high priest, being a kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him? <a href="/gwt/john/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> One of the chief priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked him, "Didn't I see you with Jesus in the garden?" <a href="/gnt/john/18.htm">Good News Translation</a> One of the High Priest's slaves, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, spoke up. "Didn't I see you with him in the garden?" he asked. <a href="/isv/john/18.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then one of the high priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, said, "I saw you in the garden with Jesus, didn't I?" <a href="/msb/john/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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?? <a href="/net/john/18.htm">NET Bible</a> 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?" <a href="/nheb/john/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> One of the servants of the high priest, being a relative of him whose ear Peter had cut off, said, "Did I not see you in the garden with him?" <a href="/wbt/john/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> One of the servants of the high priest (being the kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off) saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him? <a href="/wey/john/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> One of the High Priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, said, "Did I not see you in the garden with him?" <a href="/web/john/18.htm">World English Bible</a> One of the servants of the high priest, being a relative of him whose ear Peter had cut off, said, “Didn’t I see you in the garden with him?” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> One of the servants of the chief priest, being a relative of him whose ear Peter cut off, says, “Did I not see you in the garden with Him?” <a href="/blb/john/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> One of the servants of the high priest, being kinsman of him whose ear Peter had cut off, says, "Did I not see you in the garden with Him?" <a href="/ylt/john/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> One of the servants of the chief priest, being kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, saith, 'Did not I see thee in the garden with him?' <a href="/slt/john/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Says one of the chief priest's servants, being of his family whose ear Peter cut off, Saw I not thee in the garden with him?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> One of the servants of the high priest (a kinsman to him whose ear Peter cut off) saith to him: Did I not see thee in the garden with him? <a href="/cpdv/john/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> One of the servants of the high priest (a relative of him whose ear Peter had cut off) said to him, “Did I not see you in the garden with him?” <a href="/nabre/john/18.htm">New American Bible</a> One of the slaves of the high priest, a relative of the one whose ear Peter had cut off, said, “Didn’t I see you in the garden with him?” <a href="/nrsvce/john/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> One of the slaves of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Did I not see you in the garden with him?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then one of the servants of the high priest, a kinsman of him whose ear Simon had cut off, Did I not see you with him in the garden? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/18.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And one of the servants of The High Priest, near kin of him whose ear Shimeon had cut off, said, “Did I not see you with him in the garden?”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/18.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> One of the servants of the chief priest, who was a kinsman of him whose ear Peter had cut off, said: Did I not see you in the garden with him? <a href="/godbey/john/18.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And one of the servants of the chief priest, being a kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, says, Did I not see thee in the garden with Him? <a href="/haweis/john/18.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> One of the servants of the high-priest, being a kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, said, Did I not see thee in the garden with him? <a href="/mace/john/18.htm">Mace New Testament</a> one of the servants of the high priest, kinsman to him whose ear Peter struck off, said, did not I see thee in the garden with him? <a href="/wey/john/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> One of the High Priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, said, "Did I not see you in the garden with him?" <a href="/worrell/john/18.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> One of the servants of the high priest, being a kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, says, "Did not I see you in the garden with Him?" <a href="/worsley/john/18.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Then said one of the servants of the high-priest, kinsman to him whose ear Peter cut off, Did not I see thee in the garden with Him? <a href="/parallel/john/18-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=6451" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/18.htm">Peter's Second and Third Denials</a> 25Simon 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.” 26<a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: heis (Adj-NMS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">One</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/749.htm" title="749: archiereōs (N-GMS) -- High priest, chief priest. From arche and hiereus; the high-priest; by extension a chief priest.">high priest’s</a> <a href="/greek/1401.htm" title="1401: doulōn (N-GMP) -- (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave.">servants,</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist."></a> <a href="/greek/4773.htm" title="4773: syngenēs (Adj-NMS) -- Akin to, related; subst: fellow countryman, kinsman. From sun and genos; a relative; by extension, a fellow countryman.">a relative</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hou (RelPro-GMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">of the man whose</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5621.htm" title="5621: ōtion (N-ANS) -- An ear. Diminutive of ous; an earlet, i.e. One of the ears, or perhaps the lobe of the ear.">ear</a> <a href="/greek/4074.htm" title="4074: Petros (N-NMS) -- Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.">Peter</a> <a href="/greek/609.htm" title="609: apekopsen (V-AIA-3S) -- From apo and kopto; to amputate; reflexively to mutilate.">had cut off,</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: Legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">asked,</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: Ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">“Didn’t</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: eidon (V-AIA-1S) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">see</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: se (PPro-A2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: met’ (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2779.htm" title="2779: kēpō (N-DMS) -- A garden, any place planted with trees and herbs. Of uncertain affinity; a garden.">garden?”</a> 27Peter denied it once more, and immediately a rooster crowed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/13-38.htm">John 13:38</a> “Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times. <a href="/john/18-15.htm">John 18:15-18</a> Now Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he also went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest. / 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. / 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. ... <a href="/matthew/26-69.htm">Matthew 26:69-75</a> 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. / But he denied it before them all: “I do not know what you are talking about.” / 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.” ... <a href="/mark/14-66.htm">Mark 14:66-72</a> While Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the servant girls of the high priest came down / and saw him warming himself there. She looked at Peter and said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.” / 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. ... <a href="/luke/22-54.htm">Luke 22:54-62</a> Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance. / When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. / A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. “This man also was with Him,” she said. ... <a href="/john/13-36.htm">John 13:36-38</a> “Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.” / “Lord,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You.” / “Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times. <a href="/john/21-15.htm">John 21:15-17</a> 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.” / Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.” / Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. <a href="/john/1-35.htm">John 1:35-42</a> The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. / When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” / And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. ... <a href="/john/7-30.htm">John 7:30-32</a> So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come. / Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?” / When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him. <a href="/john/11-45.htm">John 11:45-53</a> Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him. / But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. / Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. ... <a href="/john/12-42.htm">John 12:42-43</a> Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue. / For they loved praise from men more than praise from God. <a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-21</a> If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. ... <a href="/john/16-1.htm">John 16:1-4</a> “I have told you these things so that you will not fall away. / They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. / They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me. ... <a href="/john/19-25.htm">John 19:25-27</a> Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene. / When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.” / Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home. <a href="/acts/4-13.htm">Acts 4:13</a> When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, said, Did not I see you in the garden with him?being.<a href="/john/18-10.htm">John 18:10</a> Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.Did.<a href="/proverbs/12-19.htm">Proverbs 12:19</a> The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.<a href="/matthew/26-73.htm">Matthew 26:73</a> 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.<a href="/mark/14-70.htm">Mark 14:70,71</a> And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/15-15.htm">Bondmen</a> <a href="/john/8-13.htm">Challenged</a> <a href="/john/18-24.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/john/18-10.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/john/18-10.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/john/18-1.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/john/18-24.htm">High</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-4.htm">Kinsman</a> <a href="/john/18-1.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/john/18-25.htm">Peter</a> <a href="/john/18-24.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/john/18-15.htm">Priest's</a> <a href="/john/8-4.htm">Relation</a> <a href="/luke/6-17.htm">Relative</a> <a href="/john/18-18.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/john/18-18.htm">Slaves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/2-18.htm">Bondmen</a> <a href="/luke/22-64.htm">Challenged</a> <a href="/john/18-35.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/acts/2-37.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/john/19-13.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/john/19-41.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/john/18-35.htm">High</a> <a href="/romans/16-11.htm">Kinsman</a> <a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/john/18-27.htm">Peter</a> <a href="/acts/4-6.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/acts/4-6.htm">Priest's</a> <a href="/acts/13-1.htm">Relation</a> <a href="/romans/16-11.htm">Relative</a> <a href="/john/18-36.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/acts/7-7.htm">Slaves</a><div class="vheading2">John 18</div>1. <a href="/john/18-1.htm">Judas betrays Jesus.</a> 6. <a href="/john/18-6.htm">The officers fall to the ground.</a> 10. <a href="/john/18-10.htm">Peter cuts off Malchus' ear.</a> 12. <a href="/john/18-12.htm">Jesus is taken, and led unto Annas and Caiaphas.</a> 15. <a href="/john/18-15.htm">Peter's denial.</a> 19. <a href="/john/18-19.htm">Jesus examined before Caiaphas.</a> 25. <a href="/john/18-25.htm">Peter's second and third denial.</a> 28. <a href="/john/18-28.htm">Jesus arraigned before Pilate.</a> 36. <a href="/john/18-36.htm">His kingdom.</a> 40. <a href="/john/18-40.htm">The Jews prefer Barabbas.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>One of the high priest’s servants This phrase identifies the speaker as a servant of the high priest, Caiaphas. Servants in the high priest's household would have been familiar with the events surrounding Jesus' arrest, as they were likely involved in the logistics of the arrest. The high priest held significant religious authority, and his servants would have been loyal to him, reflecting the religious leaders' opposition to Jesus.a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off This reference connects to the earlier event in <a href="/john/18-10.htm">John 18:10</a>, where Peter cut off the ear of Malchus, another servant of the high priest. The mention of a relative suggests a personal connection and potential bias against Peter, as the incident would have been a direct affront to the high priest's household. This detail underscores the tension and danger Peter faced as he was recognized by someone with a personal stake in the events.asked, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?” The question posed to Peter is significant as it directly challenges his association with Jesus. The garden refers to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus was arrested. This setting is crucial as it was a place of prayer and betrayal, highlighting the gravity of the situation. The question implies that the servant had witnessed Peter's presence with Jesus, putting Peter in a position where he must choose between truth and self-preservation. This moment is pivotal in Peter's narrative, as it leads to his denial of Jesus, fulfilling Jesus' earlier prophecy in <a href="/john/13-38.htm">John 13:38</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/high_priest's_servant.htm">High Priest's Servant</a> This individual is a servant of the high priest, Caiaphas, and is related to Malchus, the man whose ear Peter cut off. His role is significant as he challenges Peter's association with Jesus. 2. <a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a> One of Jesus' closest disciples, known for his boldness and impulsive actions. In this context, Peter is in the process of denying his association with Jesus, fulfilling Jesus' earlier prediction. 3. <a href="/topical/m/malchus.htm">Malchus</a> The servant of the high priest whose ear was cut off by Peter in the Garden of Gethsemane. This event is a pivotal moment in the arrest of Jesus. 4. <a href="/topical/g/garden_of_gethsemane.htm">Garden of Gethsemane</a> The place where Jesus was arrested. It is a significant location for the events leading up to the crucifixion. 5. <a href="/topical/d/denial_of_jesus.htm">Denial of Jesus</a> This event is part of Peter's threefold denial of Jesus, which Jesus had predicted. It highlights Peter's fear and human weakness in the face of danger.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/human_weakness_and_fear.htm">Human Weakness and Fear</a> Peter's denial is a reminder of human frailty and the fear that can lead us to deny our faith. It encourages believers to seek strength in Christ. <a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> The event underscores the accuracy of Jesus' predictions, affirming His divine knowledge and the reliability of Scripture. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> Peter's later repentance and restoration show the importance of turning back to God after failure, offering hope for redemption. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_witnessing.htm">Courage in Witnessing</a> Despite Peter's initial failure, his later boldness in Acts encourages believers to rely on the Holy Spirit for courage in witnessing. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community.htm">The Role of Community</a> The presence of other disciples and the early Christian community played a role in Peter's restoration, highlighting the importance of fellowship and accountability.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 18</a> <a href="/q/what's_'live_by_the_sword,_die_by'.htm">What does 'live by the sword, die by the sword' mean?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_matthew's_arrest_account_differ.htm">Considering the multiple Gospel narratives, why does Matthew 26:47-56 differ in certain arrest details compared to other accounts, raising questions about historical consistency?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_isaiah_53_7_with_gospels.htm">According to Isaiah 53:7, the servant remains silent when oppressed, yet in the Gospels Jesus speaks during his trials--how do we reconcile this contradiction?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_f._f._bruce.htm">Why did Jesus resolutely head to Jerusalem?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) One of the servants of the high priest.--Comp. <a href="/luke/22-59.htm" title="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.">Luke 22:59</a>.Did not I see thee in the garden with him?--This kinsman of Malchus, who had probably gone with him to the arrest, is not to be silenced by a simple denial. He asks emphatically, "Did not I see thee in the garden with Him?" He feels certain that he is not deceived. The probable interpretation of <a href="/john/18-4.htm" title="Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come on him, went forth, and said to them, Whom seek you?">John 18:4</a> is that Jesus went forth out of the garden towards the band and the officers. If so, the moment when the kinsman saw Peter was previous to that of Malchus' wound. If the kinsman had witnessed this, he would almost certainly have charged Peter with it now.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 26, 27. - Between the second and third denials some time elapsed. Thus according to Matthew and Mark "after a little while," according to Luke "about the space of one hour after," an effort was made to identify Peter by. some sign of his association with Jesus. All the synoptists re. present it as turning on his provincial, Galilaean, speech, but John gives a closer point of identification. There were thousands of Galilaeans in Jerusalem, and this was a feeble ground of proof, though it may have corroborated the suspicion of the maidens and others, that Peter was an accomplice of the hated Nazarene; but the charge came home in terrible earnest and verisimilitude as recorded by John. His account is far more lifelike, forcible, and circumstantial. The fourth evangelist says, One of the servants (doulw = n) of the high priest, being a kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, says, Did I not see thee in the garden with him? The historically attested fact gave the lie to Peter's previous assertions. Clearly he was seen and recognized and in imminent peril, and he is now more vehement than ever. Matthew and Mark tell, "tie began to curse and swear, saying, I do not know the Man." John, with less feeling of reproach, says, Peter therefore denied again. The intercessory prayer, the solemn warning, the agony in the garden, above all, the following of the sublime encouragements by this fearful failure, the ignominious binding and rude indignity offered to the Man who had claimed to be the Vicegerent and Image and Glory of the Father, combined to shatter Peter's courage, though it did not annihilate his faith (see Steinmeyer and Weiss). The Lord had prayed that his faith should not fail. He was sifted as wheat, but the apostle knew, even in the depths of his shame, that he was a poltroon and coward, and that the Lord was everything he said he was. But meanwhile he denied again, he kept up with his violence of language, his hypocritical denial of his own faith - and straightway the cock crew. Mark, who had made the prediction of our Lord cover a twofold cockcrowing, records the twofold fulfillment; John, who in <a href="/john/13-38.htm">John 13:38</a> had given the prediction "before the cock crow," here shows how Peter must have been reminded of his Lord's preternatural knowledge and forecast. So that, though John does not mention the repentance, he refers to the well-known occasion of it, and, moreover, shows more forcibly than either of the synoptists the extraordinary tenderness of the risen and reconciled Lord to his erring and cowardly disciple. Some extreme harmonists have spread out the fault of Peter into nine distinct acts of treachery; others have reduced them to seven or eight. M'Clellan, in a powerful note (p. 447), urges that there were "twice three," or six distinct denials. Matthew and Mark report three denials while the trial before Caiaphas was going on; these are, according to M'Clellan, entirely distinct from John's "first denial," which preceded even the lighting of the fire. Nor does he allow that Luke's first denial, "sitting at the fire," can coincide with John's "second denial," which must also have preceded that which Luke gives as the first, and that John's "third denial" is distinct again from Matthew's third, Mark's third, and Luke's third. Thus he makes John's account entirely supplementary to the synoptists. Peter may have used a variety of expressions on each occasion, and each challenge may have been accompanied by some features not especially noted as to posture or place, but the arrangement adopted in the text represents a threefold assault upon the apostle, which had three crises of intensity and terrible result. Taking Matthew and Mark as virtually identical, Luke's account as a separate tradition with reference to the second denial, and agreeing with Matthew and Mark in the third, and in his first with John's second, we have three denials once more following the prediction. John's account, whether distinct or not from the other two records, bears the same relation to our Lord's previous announcement that the synoptists' do to theirs, and shows that in no quarter was there a general belief in more than three virtual acts of apostasy. Mark alone mentions a twofold warning from the cock, one after the first denial, and on Peter's going out to the προαύλιον, or the enclosure, i.e. between the πυλών and the θύρα, and again after the third denial. M'Clellan and others find a threefold denial before each crowing of the cock. Certainly John has omitted the entire scene detailed by the synoptists in the hail of Caiaphas, viz. the calling of the witnesses; the lack of harmony in the false witnesses; the adjuration of Caiaphas; the wondrous confession of the persecuted and bound Sufferer; the verdict pronounced against him, on the part of all assembled, that he was guilty of death; the first cruel mockery; and the very early assembly of the entire Sanhedrin - all the chief priests (πάντες οἱ αρχιερείς) and. elders of the people (<a href="/matthew/27-1.htm">Matthew 27:1, 2</a>; <a href="/mark/15-1.htm">Mark 15:1</a>, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and all the Sanhedrin). The synoptists assure us that the object of this council - which was probably held in the celebrated chamber of the temple appropriated for the purpose - was to adopt the most suitable measures for immediately carrying their unanimous judgment into effect. As we shall see shortly, John is perfectly aware of such a measure having been taken (see not only Ver. 31, but <a href="/john/11-47.htm">John 11:47</a>, etc.). Nevertheless, he passes on at once to the legal and civil trial before the Roman proprietor. This is not the place to discuss the twofold trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin. Derembourg, Farrar, and Westcott suppose that the first demands of the high priest, as to whether he was the Christ, as given by Matthew and Mark, were different from the scene described by Luke, where he claimed ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν to be seated on the right hand of the power of God, and suppose that this last was the occasion, when the verdict was given by the Sanhedrin in full session, not in the palace of the high priest, but in the "Gazith," or possibly in the "Booths of Hanan," on the Mount of Olives. Luke clearly discriminates between οϊκος τοῦ ἀρχιερέως (<a href="/luke/22-54.htm">Luke 22:54</a>), and the συνέδριον αὐτῶν of Ver. 66. <a href="/commentaries/john/18-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>One εἷς (heis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. of ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. high priest’s ἀρχιερέως (archiereōs) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_749.htm">Strong's 749: </a> High priest, chief priest. From arche and hiereus; the high-priest; by extension a chief priest. servants, δούλων (doulōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1401.htm">Strong's 1401: </a> (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave. a relative συγγενὴς (syngenēs) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4773.htm">Strong's 4773: </a> Akin to, related; subst: fellow countryman, kinsman. From sun and genos; a relative; by extension, a fellow countryman. of [the man] whose οὗ (hou) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. ear ὠτίον (ōtion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5621.htm">Strong's 5621: </a> An ear. Diminutive of ous; an earlet, i.e. One of the ears, or perhaps the lobe of the ear. Peter Πέτρος (Petros) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4074.htm">Strong's 4074: </a> Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle. had cut off, ἀπέκοψεν (apekopsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_609.htm">Strong's 609: </a> From apo and kopto; to amputate; reflexively to mutilate. asked, Λέγει (Legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “Didn’t Οὐκ (Ouk) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. I ἐγώ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. see εἶδον (eidon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. you σε (se) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. with μετ’ (met’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. Him αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. garden?” κήπῳ (kēpō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2779.htm">Strong's 2779: </a> A garden, any place planted with trees and herbs. Of uncertain affinity; a garden. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/18-26.htm">John 18:26 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/18-26.htm">John 18:26 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/18-26.htm">John 18:26 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/18-26.htm">John 18:26 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/18-26.htm">John 18:26 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/18-26.htm">John 18:26 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/18-26.htm">John 18:26 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/18-26.htm">John 18:26 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/18-26.htm">John 18:26 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/18-26.htm">John 18:26 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/18-26.htm">NT Gospels: John 18:26 One of the servants of the high (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/18-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 18:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 18:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/18-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 18:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 18:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>