Mark 14:61-72 ▼

61 But He kept silent and did not offer any answer. Again the high priest was questioning Him, and said to Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”

62 And Jesus said, “I am; and you shall see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

63 Tearing his clothes, the high priest said, “What further need do we have of witnesses?

64 You have heard the blasphemy; how does it seem to you?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.

65 And some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists and say to Him, “Prophesy!” Then the officers took custody of Him and slapped Him in the face.

66 And while Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the slave women of the high priest came,

67 and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You were with Jesus the Nazarene as well.”

68 But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are talking about.” And he went out onto the porch.

69 The slave woman saw him, and began once more to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them!”

70 But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, “You really are one of them, for you are a Galilean as well.”

71 But he began to curse himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!”

72 And immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him, “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he hurried on and began to weep.