Luke 22:54
Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.
Then took they him, and led him,.... The band of soldiers, the captain, and the officers of the Jews, laid hold on Jesus, and bound him, John 18:12 and led him out of the garden; notwithstanding the miracle he had wrought, and the humanity he had shown in healing the servant's ear; and notwithstanding his moving address to the chiefs of them; and indeed, this was a confirmation of his last words; for by this it appeared, that now was their time, and power was given to them, as the emissaries of Satan, to act against him:
and brought him into the high priest's house; where the sanhedrim were assembled; but this was not in the temple where they used to sit: it is true, indeed, that the chamber in the temple, called the chamber "Parhedrin", or "Palhedrin", was, hryd tyb, "the dwelling house" of the high priest, seven days before the day of atonement {k}; and this was also called the "chamber of the counsellors" {l}; so that had the time of year agreed, it might have been thought that this was the place that Jesus was led to; but here the high priest did not usually dwell, and it is manifestly distinguished from his own house: for it is said {m},
"seven days before the day of atonement, they separate, or remove the high priest, wtybm, "from his house", to the chamber of "Palhedrin";''
See Gill on "Matthew 26:3".
And Peter followed afar off;
See Gill on "Matthew 26:58".
{k} T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 10. 1. Maimon. Hilch, Mezuza, c. 6. sect. 6.
{l} T. Bab, Yoma, fol. 8. 2.
{m} Misna Yoma, c. 1. sect. 1.