Mat 26:73 | RWP | e4.org | They that stood by ( ο εστωτες ). The talk about Peter continued. Luke ( ) states that the little while was about an hour. The bystanders came up to Peter and bluntly assert that he was "of a truth" ( αληθως ) one of the followers of Jesus for his speech betrayed him. Even the Revised Version retains "bewrayeth," quaint old English for "betrayeth." The Greek has it simply "makes thee evident" ( δηλον σε ποιε ). His dialect ( λαλια ) clearly revealed that he was a Galilean. The Galileans had difficulty with the gutterals and Peter's second denial had exposed him to the tormenting raillery of the loungers who continued to nag him.

‏ Matthew 26:73

They that stood by ( ο εστωτες ). The talk about Peter continued. Luke (Lu 22:59) states that the little while was about an hour. The bystanders came up to Peter and bluntly assert that he was "of a truth" ( αληθως ) one of the followers of Jesus for his speech betrayed him. Even the Revised Version retains "bewrayeth," quaint old English for "betrayeth." The Greek has it simply "makes thee evident" ( δηλον σε ποιε ). His dialect ( λαλια ) clearly revealed that he was a Galilean. The Galileans had difficulty with the gutterals and Peter's second denial had exposed him to the tormenting raillery of the loungers who continued to nag him.