Peter Denies Jesus Three Times

69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a female slave came up to him and[a] said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.” 70 But he denied it[b] in the presence of them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean!” 71 And when he[c] went out to the gateway, another female slave[d] saw him and said to those who were there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.” 72 And again he denied it[e] with an oath, “I do not know the man!” 73 And after a little while those who were standing there came up and[f] said to Peter, “You really are one of them also, because even your accent reveals who you are.”[g] 74 Then he began to curse and to swear with an oath, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed. 75 And Peter remembered the statement Jesus had said, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times,” and he went outside and[h] wept bitterly.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:69 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Matthew 26:70 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Matthew 26:71 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“went out”) which is understood as temporal
  4. Matthew 26:71 The words “female slave” are not in the Greek text but are implied by the feminine singular form
  5. Matthew 26:72 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  6. Matthew 26:73 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  7. Matthew 26:73 Literally “makes you evident”
  8. Matthew 26:75 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went”) has been translated as a finite verb

69 · ho Now de Peter Petros was sitting kathēmai outside exō in en the ho courtyard aulē; and kai a heis servant girl paidiskē came proserchomai up to him autos and said legō, “ You sy too kai were eimi with meta Jesus Iēsous of ho Galilee Galilaios.” 70 But de he ho denied arneomai it before emprosthen them all pas, saying legō, “ I do not ou know oida what tis you are talking legō about .” 71 Then de he went exerchomai out into eis the ho gateway pylōn, where another allos servant girl allos saw him autos and kai said legō to those ho who were there ekei, “ This houtos man was eimi with meta Jesus Iēsous the ho Nazarene Nazōraios.” 72 But kai again palin he denied arneomai it with meta an oath horkos, “ I do not ou know oida the ho man anthrōpos!” 73 And de after meta a little while mikros those ho standing around histēmi came proserchomai up to ho Peter Petros and said legō, “ Surely alēthōs you sy too kai are eimi one of ek them autos, · kai for gar the ho way you sy talk lalia makes poieō it clear dēlos.” 74 Then tote he began archō to invoke curses katathematizō on himself and kai swear omnyō to them, “ I do not ou know oida that ho man anthrōpos!” And kai immediately eutheōs the rooster alektōr crowed phōneō. 75 Then kai Peter Petros remembered mimnēskomai · ho · ho what rhēma Jesus Iēsous had said legō, “ Before prin the rooster alektōr crows phōneō, you will deny aparneomai me egō three tris times .” And kai he went exerchomai outside exō and wept klaiō bitterly pikrōs.

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