And Peter followed him afar off,.... And did another disciple, perhaps John; Joh 18:15, who having somewhat recovered themselves from their fright, turned back, and followed Jesus, and the company that led him away; keeping at some distance, that they might not be observed, and exposed to danger; and proceeded till they came to Jerusalem, and to the place where the sanhedrim were convened; and the other disciple went in along with Jesus; and Peter afterwards, by his means, got in:even into the palace of the high priest; being let in by her that kept the door, at the motion of the other discipleand he sat with the servants; as if he was one of them, and had no concern with Jesus:and warmed himself at the fire; or "light", as the Greek word signifies, and answers to the Hebrew word rwa, by which both: light and fire are expressed; of which, take an instance or two, in the room of many :"a murderer that strikes, his neighbour with a stone, or with iron, and plunges him into water, or into rwah, "fire", so that he cannot get out, and dies, is guilty.'
'Again , a"book which rwah, "fire", takes hold upon on one side, he puts, water on the other; and if it is quenched, it is quenched; if the "fire" takes hold on both sides, he opens it, and reads in it; and if it is quenched, it is quenched: a cloak which "fire" takes hold upon on one side, he puts water on the other side; and if it is quenched, it is quenched; if the "fire" takes hold on it on both sides, he takes, it and wraps himself in it, and if it is quenched, it is quenched.'
'So we read of Mnhyg lv rwa, "the fire of hell"; and Ur of the Chaldees has its name from the fire, that was worshipped there, as a symbol of the sun: and fire was the rwa, or "light", created on the first day, Ge 1:3;See Gill on "Mt 26:58".
Misn. Sanhedrin, c 9. sect 1. T. Hieros. Sabbat, fol. 15. 4. & T. Bab. Sabbat, fol. 120. 1. Vid. Misn. Avoda Zara, c. 5. sect. 12. T. Bab. Chagiga, fol. 27.