⁵⁸ But Peter followed him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest.^(A) He entered and sat down with the guards^(B) to see the outcome.

³² The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering such things about him. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest him.

Peter’s Second and Third Denials^(A)

²⁵ Meanwhile, Simon Peter was still standing there warming himself.^(B) So they asked him, “You aren’t one of his disciples too, are you?”

He denied it, saying, “I am not.”^(C)

Peter’s First Denial^(A)

¹⁵ Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Because this disciple was known to the high priest,^(B) he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard,^{(C) 16} but Peter had to wait outside at the door. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, came back, spoke to the servant girl on duty there and brought Peter in.

Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders

⁴⁵ Finally the temple guards went back to the chief priests and the Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring him in?”