To see the end (ιδειν το τελος). Peter rallied from the panic and followed afar off (μακροθεν), "more courageous than the rest and…

Peter followed him from a distance. By this he demonstrated two things:

1. Real attachment to his Master; a desire to be near hi…

Peter followed him from a distance—We find from John’s narrative, which is the most detailed on this point, that it was through hi…

Peter was not to be blamed because he followed from a distance, for at first he and John were the only two disciples who followed their captive Mas…

Origen of Alexandria: After commanding Peter to put away his sword—an act of patience—and healing the ear that was cut off—an…

Well-to-do homes were often built in a square shape with an open, central courtyard. If Annas (cf. comment on v.3) lived in rooms on one wing of th…

But Peter followed him afar off
The Ethiopic version adds, alone; and which seems to be the true case; for though th…

Jesus was hurried into Jerusalem. It looks ill, and bodes worse, when those who are willing to be Christ's disciples are not willing to be known as…

This section discusses Christ’s arrest; now, it discusses where He would be led, describing the place and those gathered there. He says, therefore:…