⁵⁸ But Peter was following him from a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest. And he went inside and^[a] was sitting with the officers to see the outcome.

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.