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

52he slipped out of his shirt and ran away naked. 53They took Jesus to the high priest’s home where the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law had gathered. Meanwhile, Peter followed him at a distance and went right into the high priest’s courtyard. There he sat with the guards, warming himself by the fire. 55Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council were trying to find evidence against Jesus, so they could put him to death. But they couldn’t find any. 56Many false witnesses spoke against him, but they contradicted each other.

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 deserts you, I never will.”
• 1 Samuel 13:7Some of them crossed the Jordan River and escaped into the land of Gad and Gilead. Meanwhile, Saul stayed at Gilgal, and his men were trembling with fear.
• Matthew 26:58Meanwhile, Peter followed him at a distance and came to the high priest’s courtyard. He went in and sat with the guards and waited to see how it would all end.
• John 18:15Simon Peter followed Jesus, as did another of the disciples. That other disciple was acquainted with the high priest, so he was allowed to enter the high priest’s courtyard with Jesus.
• 1 Kings 19:9There he came to a cave, where he spent the night. But the Lord said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
• Luke 22:55The guards lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat around it, and Peter joined them there.
• John 18:18Because it was cold, the household servants and the guards had made a charcoal fire. They stood around it, warming themselves, and Peter stood with them, warming himself.
• Luke 22:44He prayed more fervently, and he was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood.

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