Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
But Peter stood at the door without—by preconcerted arrangement with his friend till he should get access for him.
Then went out that other . . . and spake to her that kept the door, and brought in Peter—The naturalness of these small details is not unworthy of notice. This other disciple first made good his own entrance on the score of acquaintance with the high priest; this secured, he goes forth again, now as a privileged person, to make interest for Peter's admission. But thus our poor disciple is in the coils of the serpent. The next steps will best be seen by inverting John 18:17 and John 18:18.
Simon Peter followed Jesus—Natural though this was, and safe enough, had he only "watched and prayed that he enter not into temptation," as his Master bade him (Matthew 26:41), it was, in his case, a fatal step.
and . . . another disciple—Rather, "the other disciple"—our Evangelist himself, no doubt.
known unto the high priest—(See on John 18:10).
went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing John 18:16:
Mark 14:53
John 18:13-14
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