Luke 22:54

Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off.

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Interpretation

Peter's fall was his denying that he knew Christ, and was his disciple; disowning him because of distress and danger. He that has once told a lie, is strongly tempted to persist: the beginning of that sin, like strife, is as the letting forth of water.

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This thought runs through Luke 22:54-58.

Luke 22:54 Luke 22:55 Luke 22:56 Luke 22:57 Luke 22:58

Glossary

Peter Person: Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i. e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of Jona ( Matt. 16:17 ). His mother is nowhere named in Scripture.