Luke 22:54-62

GOD’S WORD Translation

⁵⁴ So they arrested Jesus and led him away to the chief priest’s house.

Peter Denies Jesus^(A)

Peter followed at a distance.

⁵⁵ Some men had lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard. As they sat together, Peter sat among them. ⁵⁶ A female servant saw him as he sat facing the glow of the fire. She stared at him and said, “This man was with Jesus.”

⁵⁷ But Peter denied it by saying, “I don’t know him, woman.”

⁵⁸ A little later someone else saw Peter and said, “You are one of them.”

But Peter said, “Not me!”

⁵⁹ About an hour later another person insisted, “It’s obvious that this man was with him. He’s a Galilean!”

⁶⁰ But Peter said, “I don’t know what you’re talking about!”

Just then, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. ⁶¹ Then the Lord turned and looked directly at Peter. Peter remembered what the Lord had said: “Before a rooster crows today, you will say three times that you don’t know me.” ⁶² Then Peter went outside and cried bitterly.