Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 14:54
And Peter had followed him afar off, even within, into the court of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire.The use of the past perfect tense, "had followed," shows that Mark's account here is retrogressive in part. Having introduced the illegal, all-night convention of the Sanhedrin, he returned to relate Peter's denial earlier that night in the court of the high priest. It is likely that this "court" was the official residence of... read more
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 14:53
And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and there come together with him all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.JESUS' TRIAL BEFORE THE SANHEDRINThis was the second of Jesus' six trials, the first having been the arraignment before Annas, perhaps in the same palace where apartments for both Annas and Caiaphas were located around the courtyard. For detailed account of the entire six trials of Jesus, see my Commentary on Matthew, Matthew 26:57ff. The meeting of the Sanhedrin was... read more