Luke 22:57

57 But he denied [it], saying, "Woman, I do not know him!"

Luke 22:57 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:57

And he denied him, saying, woman, I know him not.
] Startled at the maid's positive assertion, and knowing not how to clear himself any other way, roundly, and at once, denied that Jesus was his master; or that he was a disciple of his; or that he knew any thing of him, or had any acquaintance with him: and thus he that had said he would die with him, rather than deny him, is frighten at a servant maid, and denies him upon the first attack upon him.

Luke 22:57 In-Context

55 And [when they] had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.

56 And a certain female slave, seeing him sitting in the light and looking intently at him, said, "This man also was with him!"

57 But he denied [it], saying, "Woman, I do not know him!"

58 And after a short time another person saw him [and] said, "You also are [one] of them!" But Peter said, "Man, I am not!"

59 And [after] about one hour had passed, someone else was insisting, saying, "In truth this man also was with him, because he is also a Galilean!"

Footnotes

• [a]. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation