Jesus is Tried before the High Priest^(A)

⁵⁷ Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled. ⁵⁸ Peter, however, followed him at a distance as far as the high priest’s courtyard. He went inside and sat down with the servants to see how this would end.

Peter Denies Jesus^(A)

⁶⁹ Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard when a servant girl came up to him and said, “You, too, were with Jesus the Galilean.”

⁷⁰ But he denied it in front of them all. “I don’t know what you’re talking about!” he exclaimed.

⁷¹ As he went out to the gateway, another woman saw him and told those who were there, “This man was with Jesus from Nazareth.”^[a]

⁷² Again he denied it and swore with an oath, “I don’t know the man!”

⁷³ After a little while, the people who were standing there came up and told Peter, “Obviously you’re also one of them, because your accent gives you away.”

⁷⁴ Then he began to curse violently. “I don’t know the man!” he swore solemnly. Just then a rooster crowed. ⁷⁵ Peter remembered the words of Jesus when he said, “Before a rooster crows, you’ll deny me three times.” Then he went outside and cried bitterly.

Jesus is Tried before the High Priest^(A)

⁵³ Then they took Jesus to the high priest. All the high priests, elders, and scribes had gathered together. ⁵⁴ Peter followed Jesus^[a] at a distance as far as the high priest’s courtyard. He was sitting with the servants and warming himself at the fire.

Peter Denies Jesus^(A)

⁶⁶ While Peter was down in the courtyard, one of the high priest’s servant girls came by. ⁶⁷ When she saw Peter warming himself, she glared at him and said, “You, too, were with Jesus from Nazareth.”

⁶⁸ But he denied it, saying, “I don’t know—or even understand—what you’re talking about!” Then he went out into the entryway. Just then a rooster crowed.^[a]

⁶⁹ The servant girl saw him and again told those who were standing around, “This man is one of them!” ⁷⁰ Again he denied it.

After a little while, the people who were standing there began to say to Peter again, “Obviously you’re one of them, because you are a Galilean!”

⁷¹ Then he began to invoke a divine curse and to swear with an oath, “I don’t know this man you’re talking about!” ⁷² Just then a rooster crowed a second time.

Peter remembered that Jesus told him, “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” Then he broke down and cried.

Jesus before the High Priest^(A)

¹² Then the soldiers, along with their commander and the Jewish officers, arrested Jesus and tied him up. ¹³ First they brought him to Annas, because he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year. ¹⁴ Caiaphas was the person who had advised the Jews that it was better to have one man die for the people.

Peter Denies Jesus^(B)

¹⁵ Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Since the other disciple was known to the high priest, he accompanied Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest. ¹⁶ Peter, however, stood outside the gate. So this other disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the gatekeeper and brought Peter inside. ¹⁷ The young woman at the gate asked Peter, “You aren’t one of this man’s disciples, too, are you?”

“I am not,” he replied.

¹⁸ Meanwhile, the servants and officers were standing around a charcoal fire they had built and were warming themselves because it was cold. Peter was also standing with them, keeping himself warm.