And he denied it again,.... That he was one of the disciples of Jesus:and a little after; about an hour after, Lu 22:59;they that stood by, said again to Peter, surely thou art one of them; one confidently affirmed that he was with Jesus, and another challenged him with seeing him in the garden with him, Lu 22:59, and in general they were of opinion, that he must be one of that sect, giving this as a reason,for thou art a Galilean: as they supposed Jesus to be; and knowing that in Galilee he had chiefly preached, and wrought his miracles, and had there a large number of followers:and thy speech agreeth [thereto]; he used words and phrases peculiar to the Galileans, and pronounced as they did: See Gill on "Mt 26:73".
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Mark 14:70
Mark 14:70
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