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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Interpretation
Peter's fall was his denying that he knew Christ, and was his disciple; disowning him because of distress and danger. He that has once told a lie, is strongly tempted to persist: the beginning of that sin, like strife, is as the letting forth of water.
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This thought runs through Luke 22:54-58.