Luke 22:55

55 And when they had lighted a fire in the middle of the court and had seated themselves in a group round it, Peter was sitting among them,

Luke 22:55 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:55

And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall,
&c.] It being cold in the night time, though it was at the passover, and the beginning of harvest, the servants and officers of the high priest made a fire in the middle of the hall, whilst Jesus was examining before the sanhedrim, at the other end of it: and were sat down together;
about it, as the Syriac version adds, to warm themselves: Peter sat down among them;
for the same purpose, and as if he was one of them; and which he might do, not only to warm himself, but to prevent his being taken notice of, and suspected; as he might have been, had he been loitering about.

Luke 22:55 In-Context

53 While day after day I was with you in the Temple, you did not lay hands upon me; but to you belongs this hour--and the power of darkness."

54 And they arrested Him and led Him away, and brought Him to the High Priest's house, while Peter followed a good way behind.

55 And when they had lighted a fire in the middle of the court and had seated themselves in a group round it, Peter was sitting among them,

56 when a maidservant saw him sitting by the fire, and, looking fixedly at him, she said, "This man also was with him."

57 But he denied it, and declared, "Woman, I do not know him."