John 18:26

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 18:13-27

We have here an account of Christ's arraignment before the high priest, and some circumstances that occurred therein which were omitted by the other evangelists; and Peter's denying him, which the other evangelists had given the story of entire by itself, is interwoven with the other passages. The crime laid to his charge having relation to religion, the judges of the spiritual court took it to fall directly under their cognizance. Both Jews and Gentiles seized him, and so both Jews and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:26

One of the servants of the high priest ,.... Hearing him so stiffly deny that he was a disciple of Jesus, when he had great reason to believe he was: being his kinsman, whose ear Peter cut off ; a near relation of Malchus, to whom Peter had done this injury; and who was present at the same time, and no doubt took particular notice of him; and the more, because of what he had done to his kinsman: saith unto him, did not I see thee in the garden with him ? as if he should have said, I... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 18:12-27

(2) The preliminary examination before Annas , interwoven with the weakness and treachery of Peter . This passage describes the first steps taken by the enemies of our Lord to conduct the examination which was to issue in a judicial murder, and therefore to provide the basis on which the charge might be laid before Pilate and that Roman court, which alone could carry into execution the malicious conclusion on which they had already resolved. Moreover, tiffs passage is interwoven with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 18:15-27

The three denials of Peter. After all the disciples had fled, some, like John and Peter, returned to the scene of our Lord's last trials. This fact must be remembered to Peter's credit. I. THE HISTORICAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF PETER 'S FALL . 1. The first circumstance was his introduction into the court of the high priest by John . This brought him into dangerous association with Christ's enemies. 2. The second was his recognition by those who had seen him in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 18:26-27

Between the second and third denials some time elapsed. Thus according to Matthew and Mark "after a little while," according to Luke "about the space of one hour after," an effort was made to identify Peter by. some sign of his association with Jesus. All the synoptists re. present it as turning on his provincial, Galilaean, speech, but John gives a closer point of identification. There were thousands of Galilaeans in Jerusalem, and this was a feeble ground of proof, though it may have... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 18:25-26

See the notes at Matthew 26:72-74. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 18:19-27

John 18:19-27. The high-priest then asked Jesus As he stood before him; of his disciples, and of his doctrine What it was that he taught, and with what view he had gathered so many followers. In these questions there was a great deal of art. For, as the crime laid to our Lord’s charge was, that he set himself up for the Messiah, and deluded the people, they expected he would claim that dignity in their presence, and so, without further trouble, they would have condemned him on his own... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 18:12-27

152. At the high priest’s house (Matthew 26:57-75; Mark 14:53-72; Luke 22:54-65; John 18:12-27)Annas and his son-in-law Caiaphas apparently lived in the same house. Annas had been the previous high priest and, though replaced by Caiaphas, was still well respected and influential. Jesus’ captors took him to Annas first, while Peter and John, who had followed at a distance, waited in the courtyard. By now it was well past midnight and into the early hours of the morning (John 18:12-18; Luke... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 18:26

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Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 18:26

26. One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman, whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him—No doubt his relationship to Malchus drew attention to the man who smote him, and this enabled him to identify Peter. "Sad reprisals!" [BENGEL]. The other Evangelists make his detection to turn upon his dialect. "After a while ['about the space of one hour after' ( :-)] came unto him they that stood by and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them, for... read more

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