56 But all this was done, that the Scriptures of the Prophets might be fulfilled. (A)Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.

57 (B)[a]And they took Jesus, and led him to [b]Caiaphas the high Priest, where the Scribes and the Elders were assembled.

58 And Peter followed him afar off unto the high Priest’s [c]hall, and went in and sat with the servants to see the end.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:57 Christ being innocent is condemned of the high Priest for that wickedness whereof we are guilty.
  2. Matthew 26:57 From Annas to Caiaphas, before whom the multitude was assembled, John 18:13.
  3. Matthew 26:58 The word here used, signifieth properly an open large room before an house, as we see in Kings’ palaces and noble men’s houses: we call it a court, for it is open to the air, and by a figure Synecdoche is taken for the house itself.

56 But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled.”(A) Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.

Jesus Before the Sanhedrin(B)

57 Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas(C) the high priest, where the teachers of the law and the elders had assembled. 58 But Peter followed him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest.(D) He entered and sat down with the guards(E) to see the outcome.

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