Luke 22:55

55 ¹And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of ²the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down 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 When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness. ”

54 Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest’s house, and Peter was following at a distance.

55 And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.

56 Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely at him, said, “This man also was with him. ”

57 But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know him. ”

Cross References

• 1. 22:55 For ver. 55-62, see Matt. 26:69-75; Mark 14:66-72; John 18:16-18, 25-27
• 2. 22:55 See Matt. 26:3