Joh 18:25 | RWP | e4.org | Was standing and warming himself ( ην εστως κα θερμαινομενος ). Two periphrastic imperfects precisely as in verse , vivid renewal of the picture drawn there. John alone gives the examination of Jesus by Annas ( ) which he places between the first and the second denials by Peter. Each of the Four Gospels gives three denials, but it is not possible to make a clear parallel as probably several people joined in each time. This time there was an hour's interval ( ). The question and answer are almost identical with verse and "put in a form which almost suggested that Peter should say 'No'" (Bernard), a favourite device of the devil in making temptation attractive.

‏ John 18:25

Was standing and warming himself ( ην εστως κα θερμαινομενος ). Two periphrastic imperfects precisely as in verse 18, vivid renewal of the picture drawn there. John alone gives the examination of Jesus by Annas (18:19-24) which he places between the first and the second denials by Peter. Each of the Four Gospels gives three denials, but it is not possible to make a clear parallel as probably several people joined in each time. This time there was an hour's interval (Lu 22:59). The question and answer are almost identical with verse 17 and "put in a form which almost suggested that Peter should say 'No'" (Bernard), a favourite device of the devil in making temptation attractive.