John 18:17. The damsel therefore that kept the door saith unto Peter, Art thou also one of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not. The maid knew that John was one of the disciples of Jesus, and the interest taken by him in Peter leads her to suppose that the latter must also be one of them. She asks the question, and the first denial takes place. As Peter enters the court, he says, ‘I am not.' A little incident is now mentioned which, slight as it seems, must be carefully attended to.

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