King James Version
Matthew 26:58 in the King James Version says “But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.”
Matthew 26:58 · KJV
But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“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
“afar off”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“unto”
G2193a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)
“the high priest's”
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
“and sat”
G2521and ???? (to sit; akin to the base of g1476); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside
“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)
“to see”
G1492used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl
“the end”
G5056properly, the point aimed at as a limit, i.e., (by implication) the conclusion of an act or state (termination (literally, figuratively or indefinitel
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