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Luke 22:54 KJV
Luke · chapter 22 · verse 54
Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off.Luke 22:54 · King James Version
Luke 22:54 in context
52Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
53When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
54Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off.
55And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
56But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- priest'sarchiereuschief priest, high priest, the high priests, these comprise in addition to one holding…G749 →
- followedakoloutheōto follow one who precedes, join him as his attendant, accompany him, to join one as a…G190 →
- broughteisagōto lead in, to bring in, the place into which not being expressly statedG1521 →
- houseoikosa house, an inhabited house, home, any building whatever, of a palace, the house of God…G3624 →
- PeterpetrosPeter = " a rock or a stone" , one of the twelve disciples of JesusG4074 →
- ledagōto lead, take with one, to lead by laying hold of, and this way to bring to the point of…G71 →
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We have here the melancholy story of Peter's denying his Master, at the time when he was arraigned before the high priest, and those that were of the cabal, that were ready to receive the prey, and to prepare the evidence for his arraignment, as soon as it was day, before the great sanhedrim, Luk 22:66.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 54-62