John 18:18

And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
servants	δοῦλοι douloi	G1401	a slave (literal or figurative · noun — nominative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
officers	ὑπηρέται hupēretai	G5257	an under-oarsman · noun — nominative plural masculine
there	εἱστήκεισαν heistēkeisan	G2476	to stand (transitively or intransitively) · verb — pluperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural
made	πεποιηκότες, pepoiēkotes	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — perfect active participle, nominative plural masculine
coals	ἀνθρακιὰν anthrakian	G439	a bed of burning coals · noun — accusative singular feminine
for	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
was	ἦν ēn	G2258	I (thou
cold	ψῦχος psuchos	G5592	coolness · noun — nominative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
themselves	ἐθερμαίνοντο· ethermainonto	G2328	to heat (oneself) · verb — imperfect middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person plural
and	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
Peter	Πέτρος Petros	G4074	a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037 (λίθος)) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
stood	ἑστὼς hestōs	G2476	to stand (transitively or intransitively) · verb — perfect active participle, nominative singular masculine
with	μετ᾽ met᾽	G3326	properly · preposition
them	αὐτῶν autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
himself	θερμαινόμενος.¶ thermainomenos	G2328	to heat (oneself) · verb — present middle participle, nominative singular masculine

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Cross-references

Mark 14:54 And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.
Mark 14:67 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.
Luke 22:55-56 And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
John 18:25 And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am…
Genesis 49:6 O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in…
Psalms 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 scornf…
Psalms 26:4-10 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
Proverbs 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 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 Gentiles tried and condemned him, for he died for the sins of both. Let us go over the story in order. I. Having seized him, they led him away to Annas first, before they brought him to the court that was sat…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 18:18

And the servants and officers--the menials and some of the "band" that "took Jesus." (Also see on Mar 14:54.) 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 (Mat 26:58), and warmed himself at the fire" (Mar 14:54). These two statements are extremely interesting. His wishing to "see the end," of issue of these proceedings, was what led him into the palace, for he evidently feared the worst. But once in, the serpent coil is drawn…

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Adam Clarke on John 18:18

Servants and officers - These belonged to the chief priests, etc.; the Roman soldiers had probably been dismissed after having conducted Christ to Annas.

John Gill on John 18:18

And the servants and officers stood there,.... In a certain part of the hall, the middle of it; the Vulgate Latin reads, "by the coals": it follows, who had made a fire of coals, for it was cold; though it was the passover, and harvest near. Dr. Lightfoot has observed from our countryman Biddulph, who was at Jerusalem at this time of the year, that though in the daytime it was as hot as with us at Midsummer, yet such very great dews fell as made it very cold, especially in the night; and from one of the Jewish canons (m), that the year was not intercalated, (which when done was chiefly on account of the passover,) neither for snow nor frost; which, as he justly remarks, supposes there might…

The Church Fathers

(Tr. cxiii) It was not winter, and yet it was cold, as it often is at the vernal equinox.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(ii. Mor. c. 11) The fire of love was smothered in Peter's breast, and he was warming himself before the coals of the persecutors, i. e. with the love of this present life, whereby his weakness was increased.
— Gregory the Dialogist ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

"And the servants and officers stood beside the fire of burning coals, for it was cold, and warmed themselves." Though it was not winter, it was cold: which is sometimes wont to be the case even at the vernal equinox. "And Peter was standing with them, and warming himself."
— Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on John 113

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Dictionary and topics

Fire — (1.) For sacred purposes. The sacrifices were consumed by fire (Gen. 8:20). The ever-burning fire on the altar was first kindled from heaven (Lev. 6:9, 13; 9:24), and afterwards rekindled at the…
Court · .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO — .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO
Fire · In houses: Lighted in spring mornings — In houses: Lighted in spring mornings
Houses · Apartments of, were often: Warmed with fires — Apartments of, were often: Warmed with fires
Prisoners · Jesus — Jesus

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

John 18:18

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 18:13-27

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 18:18

Adam Clarke on John 18:18

John Gill on John 18:18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 18:18

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 18:13-27

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 18:18

Adam Clarke on John 18:18

John Gill on John 18:18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on John 18:15-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 18:16-17