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John 18:24 KJV
John · chapter 18 · verse 24
Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.John 18:24 · King James Version
John 18:24 in context
22And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
23Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
24Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.
25And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not.
26One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- CaiaphaskaiaphasCaiaphas = " as comely" , a high priest of the Jews appointed to that office by…G2533 →
- AnnasannasAnnas = " humble" , high priest of the Jews, elevated to the priesthood by…G452 →
- bounddeōto bind tie, fasten, to bind, fasten with chains, to throw into chains, metaph., Satan is…G1210 →
- sentapostellōto order to go to a place appointed, to send away, dismiss, to allow one to depart, that…G649 →
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We have here an account of Christ's arraignment before the high priest, and some circumstances that occurred therein which were omitted by the other evangelists; and Peter's denying him, which the other evangelists had given the story of entire by itself, is interwoven with the other passages.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-27