But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest’s palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
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Interpretation
Jesus was hurried into Jerusalem. It looks ill, and bodes worse, when those who are willing to be Christ's disciples, are not willing to be known to be so.
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This thought runs through Matthew 26:57-61.
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.