Luke 22:54
52 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off.
55 And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
56 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance.
- KJV
- Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off.
- WEB
- They seized him and led him away, and brought him into the high priest’s house. But Peter followed from a distance.
- ASV
- And they seized him, and led him [away], and brought him into the high priest`s house. But Peter followed afar off.
- DARBY
- And having laid hold on him, they led him [away], and they led [him] into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed afar off.
- BLB
- And having seized Him, they led [Him] away and led [Him] into the house of the high priest. And Peter was following afar off.
- ÅB
- Da de nå hadde grepet ham, dro de avsted med ham og førte ham inn i yppersteprestens hus; og Peter etter fulgte på lang avstand.
- OTB
- Så grep de Ham, førte Ham bort, og tok Ham inn i yppersteprestens hus. Peter fulgte på avstand.
- B1930
- Da de nu hadde grepet ham, drog de avsted med ham og førte ham inn i yppersteprestens hus; og Peter fulgte langt bakefter.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 14:53–54
And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
Read in contextMatthew 26:57–58
And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
Read in contextJohn 18:12–17
Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
Read in context2 Chronicles 32:31
Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
Read in contextJohn 18:24
Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.
Read in contextLuke 22:33–34
And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
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