Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary

Mark 14:54

ὁ Πέτρος�. When the first panic was over, Peter’s affection re-asserted itself; and perhaps there was some shame at this pitiful result of his self-confident professions; but his fears keep him at a distance. All three have μακρόθεν, but Mk alone has the superfluous ἀπό (Mark 5:6; Mark 8:3; Mark 11:13), and here it is Mt. who has the imperf., while Mk has the less accurate aor. After Jesus had been taken inside the palace, Peter, with the help of a disciple who was probably St John (see on John 18:15), obtained admission to the αὐλή, atrium, or open court, from which the room in which the Sanhedrin was sitting could be seen. There he sat with the Levitical guard, warming himself. Jerusalem is 2500 feet above the sea, and the nights in spring are cold. The superfluous εἰς—ἕως ἔσω εἰς—is in Mk only. That it was Judas who got Peter admitted is incredible.

πρὸς τὸ φῶς. Both Mk and Lk. notice this. His care for his comfort was fatal; the firelight caused him to be recognized. Xenophon uses φῶς in the sense of fire (πῦρ). Syr-Sin. omits the words.

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