Mark 14:54

Mark 14:54 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.
• New International Version (NIV)Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. There he sat with the guards and warmed himself at the fire.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the guards and warming himself at the fire.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the servants and warmed himself at the fire.

Context of Mark 14:54

52but he left the linen sheet behind and ran away naked. 53The men took Jesus to the chief priest. All the chief priests, the leaders, and the experts in Moses’ Teachings had gathered together. Peter followed him at a distance and went into the chief priest’s courtyard. He sat with the guards and warmed himself facing the glow of a fire. 55The chief priests and the whole Jewish council were searching for some testimony against Jesus in order to execute him. But they couldn’t find any. 56Many gave false testimony against him, but their statements did not agree.

Mark 14:54 word by word

καὶ ὁ Πέτρος ἀπὸ μακρόθεν ἠκολούθησεν αὐτῷ ἕως ἔσω εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν τοῦ ἀρχιερέως καὶ ἦν συγκαθήμενος μετὰ τῶν ὑπηρετῶν καὶ θερμαινόμενος πρὸς τὸ φῶς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• Peterὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• followedἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·ἀπόapo · away fromG575
• afar offμακρόθενmakrothen · from afarG3113
• evenἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• ·ἔσωesō · in/inner/inwardlyG2080
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the palaceαὐλήaulē · palace/courtyardG833
• of the high priestἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• he satσυγκάθημαιsugkathēmai · to sit withG4775
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• the servantsὑπηρέτηςhupēretēs · servantG5257
• warmed himselfθερμαίνωthermainō · to warmG2328
• atπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the fireφῶςphōs · lightG5457

Cross-references for Mark 14:54

• Mark 14:29Peter said to him, “Even if everyone else abandons you, I won’t.”
• 1 Samuel 13:7Some Hebrews crossed the Jordan River into the territory of Gad and Gilead. But Saul remained in Gilgal, and all the people who followed him trembled ⌞in fear⌟.
• Matthew 26:58Peter followed at a distance until he came to the chief priest’s courtyard. He went inside and sat with the guards to see how this would turn out.
• John 18:15Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. The other disciple was well-known to the chief priest. So that disciple went with Jesus into the chief priest’s courtyard.
• 1 Kings 19:9There he went into a cave and spent the night. Then the Lord spoke his word to Elijah. He asked, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
• Luke 22:55Some men had lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard. As they sat together, Peter sat among them.
• John 18:18The servants and the guards were standing around a fire they had built and were warming themselves because it was cold. Peter was standing there, too, and warming himself with the others.
• Luke 22:44So he prayed very hard in anguish. His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

Commentaries on Mark 14:54

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 54Peter followed - On Peter's denial, see Matthew 26:57, etc. At the fire - , literally, at the light, i.e. a fire that cast considerable light, in consequence of which, the maid servant was the better able to distinguish him: see Mark 14:67.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 53-72Verses 53-72 See this fully explained in the notes at Matthew 26:57-75.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 53-65Verses 53-65 We have here Christ's condemnation before the great council of the Jews. Peter followed; but the high priest's fire-side was no proper place, nor his servants proper company, for Peter: it was an entrance into temptation. Great diligence was used to procure false witnesses against Jesus, yet their testimony was not equal to the charge of a capital crime, by the utmost stretch of their law. He was asked, Art thou the Son of the Blessed? that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 53-54The chief priests, elders, and scribes were not the same as "the whole Sanhedrin" (14:55; 15:1) but they made up a large part of it. Peter followed Jesus into the chief priest’s courtyard, where the Sanhedrin was meeting. This prepares the audience for Peter’s denial of Jesus later in the chapter (14:66–72).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5454. And Peter followed him afar off, even into--or "from afar, even to the interior of." the palace of the high priest--"An oriental house," says Robinson, "is usually built around a quadrangular interior court; into which there is a passage (sometimes arched) through the front part of the house, closed next the street by a heavy folding gate, with a smaller wicket for single persons, kept by a porter. The interior court, often paved or flagged, and open…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 14:54

• Accusation, False
• False Teachers
• Government
• Jesus, the Christ
• Peter
• Priest
• Prisoners

In the dictionaries

• Peter
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• High priest
• Aforehand
• Craft
• Fire
• Guest
• Palace
• Ready
• Good

Commentaries on Mark 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings