¹³ And they brought Him first to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was the high priest that year.

¹⁴ It was Caiaphas who had counseled the Jews that it was expedient and for their welfare that one man should die for (instead of, in behalf of) the people.^(A)

¹⁵ Now Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. And that disciple was known to the high priest, and so he entered along with Jesus into the court of the palace of the high priest;

¹⁶ But Peter was standing outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the maid who kept the door and brought Peter inside.

¹⁷ Then the maid who was in charge at the door said to Peter, You are not also one of the disciples of this ^[a]Man, are you? He said, I am not!

¹⁸ Now the servants and the guards (the attendants) had made a fire of coals, for it was cold, and they were standing and warming themselves. And Peter was with them, standing and warming himself.

¹⁹ Then the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and about His teaching.

²⁰ Jesus answered him, I have spoken openly to the world. I have always taught in a synagogue and in the temple [area], where the Jews [habitually] congregate (assemble); and I have spoken nothing secretly.

²¹ Why do you ask Me? Ask those who have heard [Me] what I said to them. See! They know what I said.

²² But when He said this, one of the attendants who stood by struck Jesus, saying, Is that how ^[b]You answer the high priest?

²³ Jesus replied, If I have said anything wrong [if I have spoken abusively, if there was evil in what I said] tell what was wrong with it. But if I spoke rightly and properly, why do you strike Me?

²⁴ Then Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.

²⁵ But Simon Peter [still] was standing and was warming himself. They said to him, You are not also one of His disciples, are you? He denied it and said, I am not!

²⁶ One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter cut off, said, Did I not see you in the garden with Him?

²⁷ And again Peter denied it. And immediately a rooster crowed.

⁶⁶ While Peter was down below in the courtyard, one of the [serving] maids of the high priest came;

⁶⁷ And when she saw Peter warming himself, she gazed intently at him and said, You were with Jesus of Nazareth too.

⁶⁸ But he denied it ^[a]falsely and disowned Him, saying, I neither know nor understand what you say. Then he went outside [the courtyard and was] into the ^[b]vestibule. ^[c]And a cock crowed.

⁶⁹ And the maidservant saw him, and began again to say to the bystanders, This [man] is [one] of them.

⁷⁰ But again he denied it ^[d]falsely and disowned Him. And after a short while, again the bystanders said to Peter, ^[e]Really, you are one of them, for you are a Galilean ^[f]and your dialect shows it.

⁷¹ Then he commenced invoking a curse on himself [should he not be telling the truth] and swearing, I do not know the Man about Whom you are talking!

⁷² And at once for the second time a cock crowed. And Peter remembered how Jesus said to him, Before a cock crows twice, you will ^[g]utterly deny Me [disclaiming all connection with Me] three times. And ^[h]having put his thought upon it [and remembering], he broke down and wept aloud and ^[i]lamented.

⁵⁴ Then they seized Him and led Him away, bringing Him into the house of the high priest. Peter was following at a distance.

⁵⁵ And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and were seated together, Peter sat among them.

⁵⁶ Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight and gazing [intently] at him, said, This man too was with ^[a]Him.

⁵⁷ But he denied it and said, Woman, I do not know Him!

⁵⁸ And a little later someone else saw him and said, You are one of them also. But Peter said, Man, I am not!

⁵⁹ And when about an hour more had elapsed, still another emphatically insisted, It is the truth that this man also was with Him, for he too is a Galilean!

⁶⁰ But Peter said, Man, I do not know what you are talking about. And instantly, while he was still speaking, the cock crowed.

⁶¹ And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter recalled the Lord’s words, how He had told him, Before the cock crows today, you will deny Me thrice.

⁶² And he went out and wept bitterly [that is, with painfully moving grief].