John 18:15-18 NIV

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 18:17

The maid therefore that kept the door saith unto Peter, Art thou also one of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not. Now the servants and the officers were standing there, having made a fire of coals; for it was cold; and they were warming themselves: and Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself.Art thou also ... indicates that John was openly known as a disciple of Jesus, and there is no evidence that Peter would have suffered any inconvenience by an open admission of his... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 18:15

John 18:15. And so did another disciple:— This, as we have before observed, is supposed to have been St. John himself. See on Mat 26:69 and Luke 22:54. Grotius however is of opinion, that this disciple was not one of the twelve, but rather an inhabitant of Jerusalem; possibly the person at whose house our Lord ate the paschal supper. Whitby likewise thinks it was not John. These authors found their opinion on this circumstance, that the twelve being Galileans, and men of mean stations, could... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 18:17

John 18:17. Art not thou also one, &c.— It seems the damsel, after having admitted Peter, followed him to the fire, and spake to him there in an angry tone, having been informed that it was he who had cut off her fellow-servant's ear. See Joh 18:26 and the parallel places. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 18:18

John 18:18. A fire of coals; for it was cold— See the note on Jeremiah 36:22. Fires in winter are used but for a little while at Aleppo, which is considerably further to the north than Jerusalem; and some there make use of none at all. The fires they then use in their lodging-rooms are of charcoal, in pans; which sort of fire also is used by the Egyptians. They had no chimneys. But what seems most to have required the use of wood, and consequently chimneys, among the Jews, was the dressing the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 18:15

15-18. Simon Peter followed Jesus—Natural though this was, and safe enough, had he only "watched and prayed that he enter not into temptation," as his Master bade him (Matthew 26:41), it was, in his case, a fatal step. and . . . another disciple—Rather, "the other disciple"—our Evangelist himself, no doubt. known unto the high priest—(See on John 18:1). went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 18:16

16. But Peter stood at the door without—by preconcerted arrangement with his friend till he should get access for him. Then went out that other . . . and spake to her that kept the door, and brought in Peter—The naturalness of these small details is not unworthy of notice. This other disciple first made good his own entrance on the score of acquaintance with the high priest; this secured, he goes forth again, now as a privileged person, to make interest for Peter's admission. But thus our poor... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 18:17

17. Then saith the damsel that kept the door—"one of the maids of the high priest," says Mark (Mark 14:66). "When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him and said" (Mark 14:66- :). Luke is more graphic (Mark 14:66- :) —She "beheld him as he sat by the fire (literally, 'the light'), and earnestly looked on him (fixed her gaze upon him), and said." "His demeanor and timidity, which must have vividly showed themselves, as it so generally happens, leading to the recognition of him"... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 18:18

18. And the servants and officers—the menials and some of the "band" that "took Jesus." (Also see on :-.) stood there, who had made—"having made." a fire of coals, for it was cold, and they warmed themselves—"John alone notices the material (charcoal) of which the fire was made, and the reason for a fire—the coldness of the night" [WEBSTER and WILKINSON]. "Peter went in and sat with the servants to see the end ( :-), and warmed himself at the fire" ( :-). These two statements are extremely... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 18:12-27

B. Jesus’ religious trial 18:12-27John is the only evangelist who recorded Jesus’ interrogation by Annas. It was preliminary to His appearance before Caiaphas and then before the Sanhedrin (John 18:24).Jesus’ Religious TrialMatthewMarkLukeJohnBefore AnnasJohn 18:12-14; John 18:19-24Before CaiaphasMatthew 26:57-68Mark 14:53-65Luke 22:54; Luke 22:63-65Before the SanhedrinMatthew 27:1Mark 15:1Luke 22:66-71Jesus’ Civil TrialBefore PilateMatthew 27:2; Matthew 27:11-14Mark 15:1-5Luke 23:1-5John... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 18:15-16

Evidently Peter and another disciple had followed the arresting party from Gethsemane back into Jerusalem to the high priests’ palace (Gr. aule, "court" or "courtyard," cf. 10:16).Traditionally commentators have understood the "other disciple" to have been John, the "beloved disciple" (cf. 13:23; 19:26-27; 20:2-9; 21:1, 20-23, 24-25). However because John described this "other disciple" as someone who had a close relationship with the high priest (Gr. gnostos, cf. 2 Kings 10:11; Psalms 55:13;... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 18:17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 18:15

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 18:17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 18:18

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 18:15

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 18:16

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 18:17

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 18:18

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 18:12-27

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 18:15-16

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