Matthew 26:73 meaning and explanation

After a little while, those standing nearby came up to Peter. “Surely you are one of them,” they said, “for your accent gives you away.”

Matthew 26:73, Berean Standard Bible

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Peter is in the high priest's courtyard while Jesus is being tried inside, having already denied knowing him twice. Now bystanders press him a third time, and Matthew notes that his Galilean accent betrayed him; people from Galilee apparently spoke in a recognizable way.

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