Matthew Poole and continuators on John 18:15

15 ¶ And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. That disciple was known unto the high priest , and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.

When Christ was apprehended, the other Evangelists tell us, All his disciples forsook him and fled; but it should seem that Peter, who all along the Gospel History, hath appeared more forward, and bold▪ and daring than any of the rest, came back; but who that other Disciple was that went in with him, and in favour of whom Peter was admitted, we are not told: It is but a conjecture of those who think that it was Iohn, for Iohn was a Galilean as well as Peter, and would have been as much to be questioned upon that account as Peter was. They judge more probably who think it was the Master of the House where Christ had are the Passover, and celebrated his Supper; or some person of note in Ierusalem, who by reason of his reputation, might have free access to the chief Magistrate, than one of the Apostles, who were but mean persons in the account of the Iews;

this Disciple who ever he was, was one that had some familiarity and acquaintance with Caiaphas, which it is no way probable that either Iohn or any of the Apostles had.

Marginal references: Mat 26.58. Mark 14 54. Luke 22.[illegible: 1 letter]4