King James Version
Mark 14:54 in the King James Version says “And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himse...” — study this verse from Mark chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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 14:54 · KJV
And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
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.
And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.
For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“off”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“followed”
G190properly, to be in the same way with, i.e., to accompany (specially, as a disciple)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“even”
G2193a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“of the high priest”
G749the high-priest (literally, of the jews; typically, christ); by extension a chief priest
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“with”
G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession)
“the servants”
G5257an under-oarsman, i.e., (generally) subordinate (assistant, sexton, constable)
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“at”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“the fire”
G5457luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
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