Matthew Chapter 26 verse 58 Holy Bible

ASV Matthew 26:58

But Peter followed him afar off, unto the court of the high priest, and entered in, and sat with the officers, to see the end.
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BBE Matthew 26:58

But Peter went after him at a distance, to the house of the high priest, and went in and took his seat with the servants, to see the end.
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DARBY Matthew 26:58

And Peter followed him at a distance, even to the palace of the high priest, and entering in sat with the officers to see the end.
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KJV Matthew 26:58

But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
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WBT Matthew 26:58


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WEB Matthew 26:58

But Peter followed him from a distance, to the court of the high priest, and entered in and sat with the officers, to see the end.
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YLT Matthew 26:58

and Peter was following him afar off, unto the court of the chief priest, and having gone in within, he was sitting with the officers, to see the end.
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Matthew 26 : 58 Bible Verse Songs

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 58. - Afar off. Peter had fled at first with the others; but his affection drew him back to see what befell his beloved Master. He followed the crowd at a safe distance, and, joined afterwards by John, reached the palace of Caiaphas. Went in. St. John appears to have entered the court with the guard that held the Prisoner; but Peter remained without till introduced by his fellow apostle, who was known to the servant who kept the door (John 18:16). With the servants. These were the officers of the Sanhedrin, and the high priest's servants They retired from the presence chamber to the open court, and sat round a charcoal fire which they made there. Peter at one time sat with them, at another moved restlessly about, endeavouring to show indifference, but really betraying himself. The end. The result of the examination. This verse is parenthetical, interrupting the course of the narrative in order to prepare the way for the account of Peter's denial (vers. 69-75).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(58) Peter followed him afar off.--We find from St. John's narrative, here much the fullest, that it was through him that Peter found admission. He sat in the "court" "with the servants" (better, officers, as in John 18:18) and the slaves, who, in the chill of the early dawn, had lighted a charcoal fire. Female slaves who acted as gate-keepers were passing to and fro. The cold night air had told on the disciple, and he too, weary and chilled, drew near the fire and warmed himself.To see the end.--There is something singularly suggestive in this account of Peter's motive. It was, we may believe, more than a vague curiosity. There was something of sorrowful anxiety, of reverential sorrow, but there was no fervent devotion, no prayer for himself or his Master, only the fevered restlessness of uncertain expectation, and so all the natural instability of his character had free play, with nothing to control it.