KJV King James Version
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.
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Luke 22:59
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
About an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”
WEB World English Bible
After about one hour passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, “Truly this man also was with him, for he is a Galilean!”
ASV American Standard Version
And after the space of about one hour another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this man also was with him; for he is a Galilæan.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And one hour, as it were, having intervened, a certain other was confidently affirming, saying, ‘Of a truth this one also was with him, for he is also a Galilean;’
Surrounding context — Luke 22
56 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.
57 And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.
58 And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.
59 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.
60 And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.
61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
62 And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandδιαστάσηςG1339 · diistēmito passὡσεὶG5616 · hōseilike/as/aboutὥραςG5610 · hōrahourμιᾶςG1520 · ehisoneἄλλοςG243 · allosanotherτιςG5100 · tisoneδιϊσχυρίζετοG1340 · diischurizomaito insistλέγων·G3004 · legōto sayἐπ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstἀληθείαςG225 · alētheiatruthκαὶG2532 · kaiandοὗτοςG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itμετ᾽G3326 · metawith/afterαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heἦν·G1510 · eimito beκαὶG2532 · kaiandγὰρG1063 · garforΓαλιλαῖόςG1057 · GalilaiosGalileanἐστιν.G1510 · eimito be
Cross-references
Matthew 26:73-74And 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.Mark 14:69-70And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is [one] of them.John 18:26-27One 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?
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