Luke 22:56 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →A servant girl studies Peter's face in the firelight and declares that he was with Jesus.
What Does Luke 22:56 Mean?
The first challenge comes not from a soldier or a priest but from a serving girl who looks at Peter intently in the glow of the fire. Her words are simple observation: 'This man was also with him.' To have been 'with him' - the very definition of an apostle (Mark 3:14) - is now an accusation.
The sifting Jesus foretold (verse 31) begins this gently: no tribunal, just a girl's remark by a fire. Great testings rarely announce themselves; they arrive as small, deniable moments. Whether one has been 'with him' is still what the world reads off a disciple's face - and the firelight always finds the answer.
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What does Luke 22:56 mean?
A servant girl studies Peter's face in the firelight and declares that he was with Jesus.