Luke 22:55

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.”

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BSBPD

“When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and had sat down together, Peter sat in the midst of them.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and they having kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and having sat down together, Peter was sitting in the midst of them,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 22:55 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
  2. Psalms 26:4I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.
  3. Psalms 28:3Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.
  4. Proverbs 9:6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
  5. Proverbs 13:20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
  6. Matthew 26:3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
  7. Matthew 26:69Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.
  8. Mark 14:66While Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the servant girls of the high priest came down
  9. Luke 22:44And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
  10. John 18:16But Peter stood outside at the door. Then the disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.
  11. John 18:25Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”
  12. 1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
  13. 2 Corinthians 6:15What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?

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