Luke 22:55
New International Version
And when some there had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat down with them.

New Living Translation
The guards lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat around it, and Peter joined them there.

English Standard Version
And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.

Berean Standard Bible
When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.

Berean Literal Bible
And they having kindled a fire in the midst of the courtyard, and having sat down together, Peter was sitting among them.

King James Bible
And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.

New King James Version
Now when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them.

New American Standard Bible
After they kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter was sitting among them.

NASB 1995
After they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter was sitting among them.

NASB 1977
And after they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter was sitting among them.

Legacy Standard Bible
And after they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter was sitting among them.

Amplified Bible
After they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat among them.

Christian Standard Bible
They lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, and Peter sat among them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, and Peter sat among them.

American Standard Version
And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and had sat down together, Peter sat in the midst of them.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But they kindled a fire in the midst of the courtyard and they were sitting around it and Shimeon was also sitting among them.

Contemporary English Version
Some people built a fire in the middle of the courtyard and were sitting around it. Peter sat there with them,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were sitting about it, Peter was in the midst of them.

English Revised Version
And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and had sat down together, Peter sat in the midst of them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Some men had lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard. As they sat together, Peter sat among them.

Good News Translation
A fire had been lit in the center of the courtyard, and Peter joined those who were sitting around it.

International Standard Version
When they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had taken their seats, Peter, too, sat down among them.

Literal Standard Version
and they having kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and having sat down together, Peter was sitting in the midst of them,

Majority Standard Bible
When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.

New American Bible
They lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat around it, and Peter sat down with them.

NET Bible
When they had made a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.

New Revised Standard Version
When they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them.

New Heart English Bible
When they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard, and had sat down together, Peter sat among them.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.

Weymouth New Testament
And when they had lighted a fire in the middle of the court and had seated themselves in a group round it, Peter was sitting among them,

World English Bible
When they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat among them.

Young's Literal Translation
and they having kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and having sat down together, Peter was sitting in the midst of them,

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Context
Peter Denies Jesus
54Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance. 55When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. 56A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. “This man also was with Him,” she said.…

Cross References
Matthew 26:3
At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

Matthew 26:69
Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. "You also were with Jesus the Galilean," she said.

Mark 14:66
While Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the servant girls of the high priest came down

Luke 22:56
A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. "This man also was with Him," she said.

John 18:16
But Peter stood outside at the door. Then the disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.

John 18:25
Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, "Aren't you also one of His disciples?" He denied it and said, "I am not."


Treasury of Scripture

And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.

had.

Luke 22:44
And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

Matthew 26:69
Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

Mark 14:66
And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:

Peter.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 26:4,5
I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers…

Psalm 28:3
Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

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Luke 22
1. The leaders conspire against Jesus.
3. Satan prepares Judas to betray him.
7. The apostles prepare the Passover.
19. Jesus institutes his holy supper;
21. covertly foretells of the traitor;
24. rebukes the rest of his apostles from ambition;
31. assures Peter his faith should not fail;
34. and yet he should deny him thrice.
39. He prays in the mount, and sweats blood;
47. is betrayed with a kiss;
50. he heals Malchus' ear;
54. he is thrice denied by Peter;
63. shamefully abused;
66. and confesses himself to be the Son of God.














(55) When they had kindled a fire.--The fire is mentioned by St. Luke in common with St. Mark and St. John.

Of the hall.--Better, of the court-yard--"hall" with us conveying the idea of a covered space inside the house.

Verse 55. - And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them. We know that the arrest in Gethsemane was followed by the flight of the eleven apostles. John and Peter, however, once out of reach of the armed band, seem in some way to have recovered from their first panic, and to have followed their Master and his guards into the city. Arrived at the high priest's house, John, who was known to the high priest, had no difficulty in procuring admission for himself and his companion. Peter's motive in pressing into what he knew for him was a locality full of peril, is given by St. Matthew (Matthew 26:58), "to see the end." There was no doubt there was in the heart of the impulsive, loving man, sorrowful anxiety and deep sorrow for his dear Master's fate. But, alas! with the feverish sad expectation to see what he felt would be the end, there was no earnest prayer for guidance and help. The fire is mentioned because, generally speaking, the nights in the Holy Land about the Passover season are warm. The cold on this night appears to be spoken of as something unusual. Peter sat down among them. "St. John (it must be supposed) had passed on into the audience-chamber, so that St. Peter was alone. St. John, who remained closest to the Lord, was unmolested; St. Peter, who mingled with the indifferent crowd, fell" (Westcott).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
[When]
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[those present] had kindled
Περιαψάντων (Periapsantōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 681: To kindle, light. A primary verb; properly, to fasten to, i.e. to set on fire.

a fire
πῦρ (pyr)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4442: Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; 'fire'.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[the] middle
μέσῳ (mesō)
Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3319: Middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of. From meta; middle (neuter) noun).

of the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

courtyard
αὐλῆς (aulēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 833: From the same as aer; a yard; by implication, a mansion.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

sat down together,
συνκαθισάντων (synkathisantōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 4776: To cause to sit down with, sit down together. From sun and kathizo; to give a seat in company with.

Peter
Πέτρος (Petros)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4074: Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.

sat down
ἐκάθητο (ekathēto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2521: To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside.

among
μέσος (mesos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3319: Middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of. From meta; middle (neuter) noun).

them.
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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