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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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Courage Mixed with Fear
Commentators see Peter's action as a complex mix of emotions. On one hand, he showed love and courage by following Jesus when most other disciples fled. On the other hand, his fear is evident as he kept his distance. This portrays a relatable picture of a disciple struggling between devotion and self-preservation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Peter followed him from a distance. By this he demonstrated two things:
To see the end (ιδειν το τελος). Peter rallied from the panic and followed afar off (μακροθεν), "more courageous than the rest and…
19th Century
Anglican
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…
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Baptist
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…
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But Peter followed him afar off The Ethiopic version adds, alone; and which seems to be the true case; for though th…
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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…
13th Century
Catholic
This section discusses Christ’s arrest; now, it discusses where He would be led, describing the place and those gathered there. He says, therefore:…
