Luca 22:54

54 ED essi lo presero, e lo menarono, e lo condussero dentro alla casa del sommo sacerdote; e Pietro lo seguitava da lungi.

Luca 22:54 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:54

Then took they him, and led him
The band of soldiers, the captain, and the officers of the Jews, laid hold on Jesus, and bound him, ( John 18:12 ) and led him out of the garden; notwithstanding the miracle he had wrought, and the humanity he had shown in healing the servant's ear; and notwithstanding his moving address to the chiefs of them; and indeed, this was a confirmation of his last words; for by this it appeared, that now was their time, and power was given to them, as the emissaries of Satan, to act against him: and brought him into the high priest's house;
where the sanhedrim were assembled; but this was not in the temple where they used to sit: it is true, indeed, that the chamber in the temple, called the chamber "Parhedrin", or "Palhedrin", was, (hryd tyb) , "the dwelling house" of the high priest, seven days before the day of atonement ^F11; and this was also called the "chamber of the counsellors" ^F12; so that had the time of year agreed, it might have been thought that this was the place that Jesus was led to; but here the high priest did not usually dwell, and it is manifestly distinguished from his own house: for it is said ^F13,

``seven days before the day of atonement, they separate, or remove the high priest, (wtybm) , "from his house", to the chamber of "Palhedrin";''

(See Gill on Matthew 26:3). And Peter followed afar off;
(See Gill on Matthew 26:58).

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 10. 1. Maimon. Hilch, Mezuza, c. 6. sect. 6.
F12 T. Bab, Yoma, fol. 8. 2.
F13 Misna Yoma, c. 1. sect. 1.

Luca 22:54 In-Context

52 E Gesù disse a’ principali sacerdoti, ed a’ capi del tempio, ed agli anziani, che eran venuti contro a lui: Voi siete usciti contro a me con ispade, e con aste, come contro ad un ladrone.

53 Mentre io era con voi tuttodì nel tempio, voi non metteste mai le mani sopra me; ma quest’è l’ora vostra, e la podestà delle tenebre.

54 ED essi lo presero, e lo menarono, e lo condussero dentro alla casa del sommo sacerdote; e Pietro lo seguitava da lungi.

55 Ed avendo essi acceso del fuoco in mezzo della corte, ed essendosi posti a sedere insieme, Pietro si sedette nel mezzo di loro.

56 Or una certa fanticella, vedutolo seder presso del fuoco, e guardatolo fiso, disse: Anche costui era con lui.