Peter’s denial
54Then they seized him and took him away, bringing him to the High Priest’s house. Peter followed at a distance. 
55A fire was kindled in the middle of the courtyard where people gathered, and Peter sat among them. 56A maidservant noticed him. Looking at him intently in the light of the fire, she exclaimed: 
—This man also was with him! 
57But he denied it, saying: 
—Woman, I do not know him.
58A little later someone who saw him said: 
—You are also one of them! 
Peter replied: 
—My friend, I am not! 
59After about an hour another asserted: 
—Surely this man was with him, for he is a Galilean.
60Again Peter denied:
—My friend, I don’t know what you are talking about. 
He had not finished saying this when a cock crowed. 61The Lord turned around and looked at Peter and he remembered the word that the Lord had spoken: ‘Before the cock crows today you will have denied me three times.’ 62Peter went outside, weeping bitterly.

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