Matthew 26:58 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 26:58

But Peter followed Him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. And he went in and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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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Commentary

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Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

And entering inside, he sat with the ministers, to see the end.... Whether out of love for his disciples or out of human curiosity, the high priest wanted to know what he would decide about the Lord: whether he would condemn him to death or release him after beating him. And there was a difference of opinion among the ten apostles and Peter. Those (people) flee, but this one, although far away, still follows the Savior.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

But Peter followed him afar off,.... The Ethiopic version adds, alone; and which seems to be the true case; for though there was another disciple who also followed Jesus, and is thought to be John, yet it looks as if they followed him separately, and not together; for the other disciple went into the palace with Jesus, but Peter not till afterwards, being espied by his fellow disciple standing without.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Peter followed him afar off - Poor Peter! this is the beginning of his dreadful fall. His fear kept him from joining the company, and publicly acknowledging his Lord; and his affection obliged him to follow at a distance that he might see the end. And sat with the servants, to see the end - When a man is weak in faith, and can as yet only follow Christ at a distance, he should avoid all dangerous places, and the company of those who are most likely to prove a snare to him.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ὁ	Ho	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
Πέτρος	Petros	Peter	G4074 →
ἠκολούθει	ēkolouthei	was following	G190 →
αὐτῷ	autō	Him	G846 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
μακρόθεν	makrothen	afar	G3113 →
ἕως	he'ōs	until	G2193 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
αὐλῆς	aulēs	court	G833 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
ἀρχιερέως,	archiereōs	high priest,	G749 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
εἰσελθὼν	eiselthōn	having entered	G1525 →
ἔσω	esō	within	G2080 →
ἐκάθητο	ekathēto	he was sitting	G2521 →
μετὰ	meta	with	G3326 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
ὑπηρετῶν	hupēretōn	guards	G5257 →
ἰδεῖν	idein	to see	G1492 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
τέλος.¶	telos	outcome.	G5056 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 18:25
Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”
leads to
- John 18:17–18
  At this, the servant girl watching the door said to Peter, “Aren’t you also one of this man’s disciples?” “I am not,” he answered.
- Mark 14:67–72
  and saw him warming himself there. She looked at Peter and said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.”
- Proverbs 29:25
  The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
- Matthew 26:71–75
  When Peter had gone out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
- Mark 14:37–38
  Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
Through
John 7:32
When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
leads to
- Acts 5:26
  At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.
- John 18:3
  So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
Through
John 7:45
Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”
leads to
- John 7:32
  When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.