In the Garden with Christ
John 18:26
One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, said, Did not I see you in the garden with him?


I. A GREAT PRIVILEGE. To be with Christ.

1. In the garden of the heart, enjoying His love (John 14:23; Revelation 3:20).

2. In the garden of Gethsemane having fellowship with Him in His sufferings (Philippians 3:10; 1 Peter 4:13).

3. In the garden of the Church, communing with Him in the ordinances of religion (Matthew 18:20; Solomon's Song of Solomon 1:4).

II. A HIGH RESPONSIBILITY.

1. Upon the believer in this situation the world's eye rests with minute observation: it sees the individual in the garden (Acts 4:13).

2. Concerning the believer in this situation the world's mind cherishes enlarged expectations, it anticipates that a Christian will neither be ashamed of nor deny his Lord (John 13:35).

3. To the believer in this situation the world's tongue often puts troublesome questions: it asks him to give a reason for the hope that is in him (1 Peter 3:15), and to tell the truth at all risks concerning himself and his Master.

(T. Whitelaw, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?

WEB: One of the servants of the high priest, being a relative of him whose ear Peter had cut off, said, "Didn't I see you in the garden with him?"




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