Peter Denies Jesus

While Peter sits in the courtyard, servant girls and nearby bystanders recognize him as one who was with Jesus. Peter denies Jesus first before them all, then with an oath, and finally with cursing and swearing. When the rooster’s crow recalls Jesus’ warning, Peter goes outside and weeps bitterly.

M⁶⁹eanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said. ⁷⁰But he denied it before them all: “I do not know what you are talking about.” ⁷¹When Peter had gone out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.” ⁷²And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man!” ⁷³After a little while, those standing nearby came up to Peter. “Surely you are one of them,” they said, “for your accent gives you away.” ⁷⁴At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” ⁷⁵Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.