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Luke 22:55

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What does Luke 22:55 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Luke 22:55 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
52And Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and elders, that were come against him, Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves?
53When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched not forth your hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
54And they seized him, and led him [away], and brought him into the high priest`s house. But Peter followed afar off.
55And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and had sat down together, Peter sat in the midst of them.
56And a certain maid seeing him as he sat in the light [of the fire], and looking stedfastly upon him, said, This man also was with him.
57But he denied, saying, Woman, I know him not.
58And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou also art [one] of them. But Peter said, Man, I am not.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, etc.] It being cold in the night time, though it was at the passover, and the beginning of harvest, the servants and officers of the high priest made a fire in the middle of the hall, whilst Jesus was examining before the sanhedrim, at the other end of it: and were sat down together; about it, as the Syriac version adds, to warm themselves: Peter sat down among them; for the same purpose, and as if he was one of them; and which he might do, not only to warm himself, but to prevent his being taken notice of, and suspected; as he might have been, had he been loitering about.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See the notes at Matthew 26:57-75. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“had: Luk 22:44; Mat 26:69; Mar 14:66; Joh 18:17, Joh 18:18 Peter: Psa 1:1, Psa 26:4, Psa 26:5, Psa 28:3; Pro 9:6, Pro 13:20; Co1 15:33; Co2 6:15-17 Luke 22:56”
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