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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And Jesus answered and said,.... Not to the question of the disciples, but either to Peter, who had done this rash action; and so the Persic and Ethiopic versions add, "to him"; or else to the multitude, suffer ye thus far; or to them both, to Peter to stop his hand, to proceed no further, but put up his sword; and so the Arabic version reads,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear and healed him. There was no lasting mischief done; but, on the contrary, another instance given of the divine power of Christ. No other miracle of this kind is mentioned in Scripture; I mean, the healing of a wound received by violence, the restoration of a member which had...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then Jesus said unto the chief priests,.... After he had wrought this miracle, and had quieted the mob, and restrained them from falling upon the apostles, and cutting them to pieces, which in all likelihood they would otherwise have done; he addressed himself to "the chief priests", who were members of the Jewish sanhedrim, and the captains of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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? 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...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
When I was daily with you in the temple,.... As he had been for some days past, teaching the people, and disputing with them, the chief priests, c. ye stretched forth no hands against me to lay hold upon him, and kill him; the reason was, because his time was not come, and they had no licence or permission to hurt him, or any power given them...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priests house. And Peter followed afar off. I do not think that he was to be blamed for that; I do not see how he could very well have followed any nearer, for he was already a marked man. That sword-cut of his upon the ear of Malchus had made him specially prominent amongst the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off. For which he is not to be altogether blamed. I do not find that any other disciple followed Christ so near as Peter did, John was, probably, even farther off at first. Yet, dear friends, you and I may rent assured that, if we follow Christ...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off. And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them. But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire,-The flickering light helped to reveal his features to this maid “as he sat...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall,.... 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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them. I do think that he was to be blamed for that action, for it brought him into dangerous company. Better be cold, than go and warm your hands in ungodly society.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them. “Evil communications corrupt good manners.” Get up, Peter and run away; what business have you sitting there? Better be in the cold, far off from in company, than in the warm in the midst of sinners.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But a certain maid beheld him,.... Looked upon him, and took notice of him, and observed his countenance and gesture: as he sat by the fire; or light; [See comments on Mr 14:54]. And both by the light of the fire, and other lights, which were doubtless in the hall, she discovered something in him, which made her look at him again with some...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But a certain maid beheld him as he eat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him,— As the flame came flashing up every now and then, she looked at him, and Peter was troubled by her gaze: she “earnestly looked upon him,”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And said, This man was also with him. And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not. And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not. And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him; for he is a Galilaean. For he got...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not. See how the most courageous are often cast down by the very slightest means. The tongue of a poor feeble woman is too much for this valiant Peter, who said that he never would...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him. And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not. And after a little while another saw him, and said Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not. Both Matthew and Mark say that it was a maid, and another maid who spoke to Peter; and now Luke mentions a man; but there is...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he denied him, saying, woman, I know him not. Startled at the maid's positive assertion, and knowing not how to clear himself any other way, roundly, and at once, denied that Jesus was his master; or that he was a disciple of his; or that he knew any thing of him, or had any acquaintance with him: and thus he that had said he would die with...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And after a little while,.... A quarter, or half an hour after, within an hour at least: another saw him; not another maid, but another man, as appears from the answer; though the Syriac and Persic versions leave out the word man, it may be because Matthew and Mark represent the person, on account of whose words Peter denied Christ a second time,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not. And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilaean. And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. Matthew and Mark tell us that, to prove this...