Peter denies Jesus

¹⁵ Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. That other disciple was known to the high priest; he went in to the high priest’s courtyard along with Jesus, ¹⁶ while Peter stood outside by the gate. So the other disciple, being known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the woman on the gate. Then he brought Peter inside.

¹⁷ The woman on the gate spoke to Peter.

“You’re not one of that man’s disciples too, are you?” she asked.

“No, I’m not,” he replied.

¹⁸ It was cold. The slaves and the attendants had made a charcoal fire, and they were standing round it, warming themselves. Peter was standing there with them and warming himself.

²⁵ Simon Peter, meanwhile, was standing there and warming himself.

“You’re not one of his disciples, are you?” they asked him.

He denied it. “No, I’m not,” he said.

²⁶ Then one of the high priest’s slaves, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, spoke up.

“Didn’t I see you in the garden with him?” he said.

²⁷ Peter denied it once more. Instantly, the cock crowed.