John 18:12-27
Let’s continue to pray for Jim and Marty.
“Notice what you notice.” Again I reflect on this year’s reading program – just a few verses a day. In the past when we have read through the Chronological Bible we have read all four accounts of Jesus before the high priests (today’s and the three previous days’ readings) all in one day. Under that program we could have made comparisons between all four Gospels, but not with the depth that we have had by reading each account one day at a time. Just that…
So I’m wondering about this “disciple who was known to the high priest”. Most writers acknowledge this person to be the apostle John. But if that’s true, two other questions arise. If John has followed Jesus to the high priest’s house and Peter is there with him, then where is his brother James? All three were there with Jesus in the Garden, sleeping while he was praying. So where’s James? Second, how is it that John is so well known to the high priest, so as to have immediate access to the courtyard and to allow him to bring Peter in? How is John so well-connected? Or, is there a connection with Zebedee, James’ and John’s father, that gives John this access? So, this disciple “who was known to the high priest”… Who and How?
Slava Bohu!