Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John 18:17
Art thou also — As well as the others, one of this man's disciples — She does not appear to have asked with any design to hurt him.
Art thou also — As well as the others, one of this man's disciples — She does not appear to have asked with any design to hurt him.
JOHN 18:13-27 _order of verses_ {A} Because the usual sequence of these verses involves difficulties (in ver. John 18:13 Jesus is brought before Annas first and what follows is apparently before him,...
Verse John 18:17. _THE DAMSEL THAT KEPT THE DOOR_] _Caezarius_, a writer quoted by Calmet, says this portress was named _Ballila_. It is worthy of remark that _women_, especially _old women_, were em...
See the notes at Matthew 26:57. ANOTHER DISCIPLE - Not improbably John. Some critics, however, have supposed that this disciple was one who dwelt at Jerusalem, and who, not being a Galilean, could ent...
III. “I LAY DOWN MY LIFE, THAT I MIGHT TAKE IT AGAIN.” Chapter s 18-21 CHAPTER 18 _ 1. The Arrest in the Garden. (John 18:1 .)_ 2. Before Annas and Caiaphas; Peter's Denial. (John 18:12 .) 3. Befo...
THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION. PETER'S DENIAL. Jesus is brought to Annas, the father-in-law of the actual High Priest of that year (John 11:51). This preliminary stage, known only to our author, is not...
ART THOU NOT ALSO ONE OF THIS MAN'S DISCIPLES? John was known to the maid as. disciple of Christ. The maid, fancying that Peter was another, from his acquaintance with John, asked the question, after...
THE ARREST IN THE GARDEN (John 18:1-11)...
,25-27 Simon Peter was following Jesus with another disciple. That disciple was known to the High Priest, and he went in with Jesus into the courtyard of the High Priest's house. Peter was standing at...
NOT. Greek. _me._ App-105. THIS MAN'S. this fellow's. Spoken in contempt. Man's. App-123. NOT. Greek _ou._ App-105....
_Then saith the damsel_ The damsel THEREFORE (John 18:3) _saith_. _Art not thou also_ Rather, ART THOU ALSO (as well as thy companion) or, _surely thou art not:_S. Peter's denial is thus, as it were,...
THE JEWISH OR ECCLESIASTICAL TRIALS 12–27. Much space is given in all four Gospels to the Jewish and Roman trials, space apparently disproportionate to the brief account of the Crucifixion. But the tw...
ΜῊ ΚΑῚ ΣΎ. ART THOU ALSO (shewing that she knew his companion to be a disciple), or, _surely thou also art not_. see on John 4:29 and comp. John 4:33; John 6:67; John 7:47
Ver 15. And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known to the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest. 16. But Peter stood at the d...
_JESUS IS BROUGHT TO ANNAS -- JOHN 18:12-18:_ In the peaceful garden Jesus was arrested and bound. Jesus faced several illegal, mock trials. He was first brought to Annas. Later Jesus was sent to Caia...
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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...
TRIAL BY THE JEWISH AUTHORITIES _Text:_ .John 18:12-27 12 So the band and the chief captain, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and bound him, 13 and led him to Annas first; for he was fa...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 18:12-27 Below is an Analysis of the second section of John 18: — The structure of our present passage is quite complex. From Christ being led away to Annas, th...
And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. For the exposition, see the note at , etc., as far as page 204, second paragraph. O...
Darkness is the day, for evildoers. The Lord worked in the day. Satan fears the light. Even in the night they need a squad of soldiers and armed deputies to take a gentle, unarmed Man and His timid di...
ST. JOHN INTRODUCES ST PETER INTO THE PALACE. FIRST DENIAL. For the interesting but unimportant variations of the four accounts of St. Peter's denials, see on Matthew 26:58; Mark 14:54; Luke 22:54....
CHRIST BEFORE ANNAS, CAIAPHAS, AND PILATE 1-14. Christ's arrest and trial before Annas (cp. Matthew 26:30 = Mark 14:26 = Luke 22:39). The narrative is now parallel with the synoptic account, with whic...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 18 JUDAS *BETRAYS JESUS 18:1-11 V1 After Jesus had said this prayer, he left with his *disciples. They crossed the vall...
On Peter’s denials, comp. Notes on Matthew 26:69, and see in this Gospel John 13:38. ART NOT THOU ALSO ONE OF THIS MAN’S DISCIPLES? — _i.e.,_ “Thou as well as thy friend, whom I know.” There is no cha...
XVIII. _ PETER'S DENIAL AND REPENTANCE._ "So the band and the chief captain, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and bound Him, and led Him to Annas first; for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas,...
_Examination before Annas_....
Naturally he concluded from John's introducing him that Peter was also a disciple, and as a mere innocent and purposeless remark says: Μὴ καὶ σὺ … τούτου; “Are you also one of this man's disciples?” H...
FEAR UNDERMINES LOYALTY John 18:12-18 Apparently a preliminary and private examination was held while the Sanhedrin was being hastily summoned. The other disciple was evidently John. It was a mistake...
From the sacred hours of teaching and prayer our Lord passed to the final acts in His mighty work. This brought Him to Gethsemane, where we have a revelation of His majesty and His meekness. He suffer...
St. John gives here Peter's first denial, which is reunited to the other two by all the preceding evangelists. This is one of the circumstances, which the others may have neglected, to unite three sim...
ARRAIGNMENT OF JESUS AND DENIAL OF PETER Matthew 26:57-75; Mark 14:53-72; Luke 22:54-62; John 18:13-27. “ And t
FOURTH PART: THE PASSION. 18:1-19:42. The intention of the evangelist, in the following narrative, is certainly not to give a narration as complete as possible of the Passion, as if no narrative of th...
I. THE TRIAL BEFORE THE SANHEDRIM: 18:12-27. The following section contains the account of an appearance of Jesus in the house of Annas, the ex-high-priest, an account with which that of the denial of...
“ _Now Simon Peter followed Jesus, as well as another disciple, and that disciple was known to the high-priest, and he entered in with Jesus into the court of the high-priest._ 16. _And Peter was stan...
And led him away to Annas first; for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. (14) Now Caiaphas was he which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one...
In John 15:1-27 our Lord substitutes Himself for Israel, as the plant of God, responsible to bear fruit for Him on earth (not merely for man, as such, openly sinful and lost). He takes the place of th...
17._Then the maid that kept the door said to Peter. Peter _is introduced into the high priest’s hall; but it cost him very dear, for, as soon as he sets his foot within it, he is constrained to deny C...
The history of our Lord's last moments begins after the words that He addressed to His Father. We shall find even in this part of it, the general character of that which is related in this Gospel (acc...
THEN SAITH THE DAMSEL THAT KEPT THE DOOR UNTO PETER,.... She being relieved, either by her father, if porter, or by a fellow servant, had the opportunity of coming into the hall, where Peter was, and...
Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also _one_ of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not. Ver. 17. _He saith, I am not_] False dissimulation is true denial. A silly we...
_Simon Peter followed_ See note on Matthew 26:58; Luke 22:54; _and so did another disciple_ Generally supposed to have been John himself, it being the manner of this evangelist to speak of himself in...
JESUS ARRAIGNED, AND THE DENIAL OF PETER. The first denial:...
THEN SAITH THE DAMSEL THAT KEPT THE DOOR UNTO PETER, ART NOT THOU ALSO ONE OF THIS MAN'S DISCIPLES? HE SAITH, I AM NOT....
BETRAYED AND ARRESTED (vs.1-12) The Son of God goes calmly, steadily on to the great conquest of Calvary, each step of the way perfectly measured by divine wisdom. The fact of His going into the gard...
13-27 Simon Peter denied his Master. The particulars have been noticed in the remarks on the other Gospels. The beginning of sin is as the letting forth of water. The sin of lying is a fruitful sin;...
This is Peter's first denial of his Master; between which and his second denial (of which John saith nothing till he comes to 1 THESSALONIANS 18:26) the evangelist interposes many things not mentioned...
The Passing of Mary Latin II Then that chief cried out, saying: I implore thee, Saint Peter, do not despise me, I beseech thee, in so great an extremity, because I am exceedingly tortured by great to...
John 18:17 Then G3767 girl G3814 door G2377 said G3004 (G5719) Peter G4074 You G4771 are G1488 ...
‘The maid therefore who guarded the door says to Peter, “Are you also one of this man's disciples?” He says, “I am not”. Now the servants and the officers were standing there having made a fire of cha...
THE MESSIANIC LAMB IS EXAMINED BEFORE THE HIGH PRIEST - PETER DENIES JESUS (JOHN 18:13). Just as the Passover lambs had to be examined by the priests before being sacrificed, so now Jesus, God's Pass...
John 18:17. THE DAMSEL THEREFORE THAT KEPT THE DOOR SAITH UNTO PETER, ART THOU ALSO ONE OF THIS MAN'S DISCIPLES? HE SAITH, I AM NOT. The maid knew that John was one of the disciples of Jesus, and the...
We have in this passage the appearance of Jesus before Annas and Caiaphas, together with the three denials of the Apostle peter. The difficulties of the passage, both in itself and in its relation to...
THE MAID (η παιδισκη). Feminine form of παιδισκος, diminutive of παις. See Matthew 26:69. When "the maid the portress" (apposition).ART THOU ALSO? (μη κα συ ει;). Expecting the negative answer, t...
John 18:1. _When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples._ From our Lord's example, we s...
John 18:15. _And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple:_ That is John, of course; he never mentions his own name if he can help it. John 18:15. That disciple was known unto the hig...
John 18:12. _Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus and bound him, and led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same...
The passages, which we are about to read from three of the Evangelists, make up a continuous narrative of our Lord's trial before the high priest. First, John gives us an account of our Saviour's appe...
CONTENTS: Jesus' betrayal and arrest. Peter's denial. Jesus condemned and Barabbas released. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Judas, priests, officers, Pharisees, Peter, Malchus, Annas, Caiaphas, Pilate, Barabbas,...
John 18:1. _He went over the brook Cedron._ Cedron, or Kidron, was the name of the deep valley, as well as of the brook which ran through it, on the east between Jerusalem and the mount of Olives. It...
INTO THE COURTYARD OF THE HIGH PRIEST'S HOUSE. For notes on the trial before Caiaphas and Peter's denial, see Matthew 26:57-75....
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 18:1 These chapters tell of Jesus’ betrayal by Judas (John 18:1), his informal hearing before Annas (John 18:12)
CAIAPHAS QUESTIONS JESUS MATTHEW 26:57-68; MARK 14:53-65; LUKE 22:54 Luke 22:67-71;...
CHAPTER 18 I have commented on the Passion (Matthew 27 and 28.), I shall therefore only briefly touch on those points which are related by S. John only. Ver. 1. _When Jesus had spoken these words, He...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 18:1. WENT FORTH.—From the part of the suburbs where the discourse from John 14:31 had been spoken, and the intercessory prayer offered. THE BROOK CEDRON (τοῦ Κεδ...
EXPOSITION B. THE HOUR HAS COME. JOHN 18:1 John 19:42.—1. _The outer glorification of Christ in his Passion_....
Shall we turn to John's gospel, chapter 18. Jesus has finished His prayer, which we mentioned last week should properly be entitled the Lord's Prayer. And now, from wherever this prayer was offered, m...
John 18:16; John 18:5; John 18:8; John 21:15; Luke 22:54;...
The damsel [η π α ι δ ι σ κ η]. See on Acts 12:13. Art thou [μ η σ υ]. The question is put in a negative form, as if expecting a negative answer : thou art not, art thou? Also. Showing that she reco...